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quaternion algebra

quaternion algebra noun: a particular kind of algebra, generalizing the classical quaternions: a four-dimensional central simple algebra over a field.

Noun

quaternion algebra (plural quaternion algebras)

  1. A particular kind of algebra, generalizing the classical quaternions: a four-dimensional central simple algebra over a field.

Forms of quaternion algebra

pluralquaternion algebras

Questions about quaternion algebra

What does quaternion algebra mean?
Quaternion algebra means a particular kind of algebra, generalizing the classical quaternions: a four-dimensional central simple algebra over a field.
What part of speech is quaternion algebra?
Quaternion algebra is a noun.
What is the plural of quaternion algebra?
The plural of quaternion algebra is quaternion algebras.

Words near quaternion algebra in the dictionary

  1. quaternary twins
  2. quaternate
  3. quaternation
  4. quaternations
  5. quaternion
  6. quaternion algebra
  7. quaternion algebras
  8. quaternionic
  9. quaternionically
  10. quaternionics
  11. quaternionist

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