Hexadecanion

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An alternative name for a sedenion, a 16-dimensional hypercomplex number or a 16-dimensional number constructed by doubling the quaternion.

    "We extend this very concept to the larger mathematical object, which generalizes the quaternion, the hexadecanion, which we shall define and use."

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sedenion

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"We extend this very concept to the larger mathematical object, which generalizes the quaternion, the hexadecanion, which we shall define and use."

Etymology

Blend of hexadeca- + quaternion, from Ancient Greek ἑκκαίδεκα (hekkaídeka, “sixteen”).

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