Routon
name, noun
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A 128-dimensional hypercomplex number.
"For completeness’ sake, we name the 2⁷-ions too, dubbing them Routons, after that legendary source of high-tech innovativeness, Route 128 of the “Massachusetts Miracle” that paralleled Silicon Valley’s on the “Left Coast” of this country."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"For completeness’ sake, we name the 2⁷-ions too, dubbing them Routons, after that legendary source of high-tech innovativeness, Route 128 of the “Massachusetts Miracle” that paralleled Silicon Valley’s on the “Left Coast” of this country."
Etymology
Blend of route + quaternion. Named after Massachusetts Route 128.
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