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Quaternion

nounid 117831·updated May 18, 2026
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a four-dimensional hypercomplex number that consists of a real dimension and 3 imaginary ones (i, j, k) that are each a square root of -1

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Variants

plural
Quaternions
possessive
Quaternion's
pluralpossessive
Quaternions'

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a four-dimensional hypercomplex number that consists of a real dimension and 3 imaginary ones (i, j, k) that are each a square root of -1

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