quaternion

• Substantiv, das eine Erweiterung der komplexen Zahlen zu einer vierdimensionalen Zahl bezeichnet, die aus vier Komponenten besteht und in der Mathematik sowie in der Computergrafik zur Darstellung von Drehungen verwendet wird.

A noun referring to a complex number system that extends complex numbers, consisting of four components, often used in mathematics and computer graphics to represent rotations.

1. The number fourC2formal

   The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.

   Vier

   • The quaternion of seasons marks the passage of a year.
   • In ancient times, the quaternion was considered a perfect number.
   • The quaternion of elements was a foundational concept in early science.

   Synonymefourfoursomequadrupletquartetquaternquaternitytetrad