Quaternion (disambiguation)

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In mathematics:

• The quaternion number system, a generalization of complex numbers.
• The quaternion group, a non-abelian group of order 8.

Quaternion may also refer to:

• In bookbinding, a set of four sheets of folded paper
• Quaternion (poetry), a style of poetry with four parts
• in the heraldry of the Holy Roman Empire, the Imperial quaternions
  • the Quaternion Eagle
• A group of four soldiers in the Roman Army

See also

All pages beginning with "quaternion"