quaternion
/kwəˈtɜːni.ən/noun
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A group or set of four people or things.
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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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