biquaternion

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounbiquaternion (plural biquaternions)

plural biquaternions

  1. algebraAny 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.

Origin

From bi- + quaternion.

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Translations

French biquaternion
  • biquaterniona hypercomplex number
German Biquaternion
  • Biquaterniona hypercomplex number
Russian бикватернион
  • бикватернион (bikvaternion)a hypercomplex number
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APA

biquaternion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biquaternion

MLA

“biquaternion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biquaternion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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