Associations to the word «Quaternion»
Noun
- Algebra
- Multiplication
- Matrice
- Euler
- Rotation
- Vector
- Rowan
- Subgroup
- Tensor
- Manifold
- Calculus
- Norm
- Matrix
- Hamilton
- Clifford
- Dickson
- Geometry
- Subspace
- Determinant
- Notation
- Integer
- Magnetism
- Curvature
- Numbers
- Breakaway
- Real
- Gibbs
- Theorem
- Optic
- Sphere
- Dimension
- Axis
- Displacement
- Relativity
- Maxwell
- Graphic
- Rotor
- Unification
- Mechanics
- Vertex
- Mathematics
- Coefficient
- Angle
- Representation
- Guthrie
- Space
- Conway
- Mathematician
- Fourier
- Screw
- Transformation
- Josiah
- Physics
- Decomposition
- Topology
- Symmetry
- Willard
- Equation
- Physic
- Coordinate
- Graves
- Bi
Adjective
Wiktionary
QUATERNION, noun. A group or set of four people or things.
QUATERNION, noun. A word of four syllables.
QUATERNION, noun. (mathematics) 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. They are commonly used in vector mathematics and in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.
Dictionary definition
QUATERNION, noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.