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quaternion

Quaternion (noun) means a group or set of four people or things.

noun
1
A group or set of four people or things.
2
A word of four syllables.
3
A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.
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Etymology

From Middle English quaterniǒun, from Late Latin quaterniō, from quaternī (“four each”) + -iō, from quater (“four times”). Doublet of kern. The mathematics sense was coined by Irish mathematician and astronomer William Rowan Hamilton in 1843.

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What is the meaning of quaternion?

"quaternion" (noun) means a group or set of four people or things.

What are the different meanings of quaternion?

"quaternion" has 3 main meanings: 1. A group or set of four people or things; 2. A word of four syllables; 3. A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.

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