QUATERNION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quaternion mean? 

• QUATERNION (noun)
  The noun QUATERNION has 1 sense:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

  Familiarity information: QUATERNION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUATERNION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

4; four; foursome; IV; Little Joe; quadruplet; quartet; quatern; quaternary; quaternion; quaternity; tetrad

Hypernyms ("quaternion" is a kind of...):

digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)