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From bi- + quaternion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any of the numbers w+xi+yj+zk! where w, x, y, and z are complex numbers and the elements of {1, i, j, k} multiply as in the quaternion group. Full definition →
From bi- + quaternion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.