octonion

English

Noun

octonion (plural octonions)

(mathematics) An 8-dimensional nonassociative extension of a quaternion with a real part and 7 imaginary parts (each a real multiple of a distinct square root of −1).

Hypernyms

hypercomplex number

Translations

nonassociative extension of a quaternion

French: octonion (fr) m
German: Oktave (de) f, Oktonion f
Icelandic: áttundatala f
Italian: ottonione m, ottetto (it) m
Russian: октонио́н m (oktonión)
Spanish: octonión m

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Anagrams

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