quadruplet vs quaternion

quadruplet

noun
  • A tuplet of four notes. 

  • One of a group of four, particularly one of four babies born from the same mother during the same birth. 

  • A sequence of four elements. 

  • A cycle for carrying four riders, arranged so that all the riders can assist in the propulsion. 

quaternion

noun
  • A word of four syllables. 

  • A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects. 

  • A group or set of four people or things. 

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