octonion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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).

/ɒkˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ /ɑkˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

octonion octonions

Blend of Latin octō (“eight”) + quaternion.

imaginary unit quaternion sedenion

octonionic octonionically octonionics

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