quaternion

• Nom masculin désignant un système de nombres hypercomplexes à quatre composantes, qui étend les nombres complexes et est souvent utilisé en mathématiques et en infographie pour représenter les rotations.

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.

   quaternion (le nombre quatre)

   • 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.

   Synonymesfourfoursomequadrupletquartetquaternquaternitytetrad