quaternion
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Indeed, mere months after Hamilton’s quaternion brain wave, his friend John T. Graves debuted “octaves,” a kind of double quaternion now called octonions.
From Slate • Oct. 14, 2016
If you derive a quaternion multiplication table from the fundamental formula Hamilton carved into Broome Bridge, you’ll find that ij = k, but ji = -k.
From Slate • Oct. 14, 2016
The customary quire is a gathering of eight leaves, forming a quaternion proper.
From A Sixth-Century Fragment of the Letters of Pliny the Younger A Study of Six Leaves of an Uncial Manuscript Preserved in the Pierpont Morgan Library New York by Lowe, E. A. (Elias Avery)
Four soldiers formed a quaternion; four quaternions therefore were sixteen men, who were especially appointed to guard Peter.
From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary
The play of chances which brings up a ternion or a quaternion is nothing compared to what has been required to prevent the combination of which I am reaping the fruits from being disturbed.
From Recollections of My Youth by Renan, Ernest
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