quaternion
Kelime Anlamı :

1. kuaterniyon.
2. dördey.
3. dört şey veya kişiden ibaret takım.
Tanımlar :
1. A set of four persons or items.
2. mathematics any number of the form a + bi + cj + dk where a, b, c, and d are real numbers, ij = k, i2 = j2 = -1, and ij = -ji. under addition and multiplication, quaternions have all the properties of a field, except multiplication is not commutative.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. to divide into quaternions, files, or companies.
2. A set, group, or body of four: applied to persons or things.
3. A word of four syllables; a quadrisyllable.
4. A fourfold quantity capable of being expressed in the form xi + yj + zk + w, where x, y, z, w are scalars, or real numbers, while i, j, k are vectors, or quantities whose squares are negative scalars. the calculus of such quantities is termed quaternions.
5. in book-making, a set orgatheringof four sheets of paper or parchment folded in two.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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