单词音标

quaternion音标[kwә\'tә:njәn]

汉语翻译

n. 四个一组, 四个一套, 四元数

英语解释

名词 quaternion:

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

同义词：four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe

详细解释

qua.ter.ni.on

n.（名词）

A set of four persons or items.

四个一组：四个人或项目为一组

Mathematics An expression that is the sum of a real number and a vector and that contains four terms, one real and three imaginary.

【数学】 四元数：一实数和一矢量的和的表达式，有四个项，一个为实数项，另外三个为虚数项

来源：

Middle English quaternioun

中古英语 quaternioun

from Late Latin quaterniô quaterniôn-

源自 后期拉丁语 quaterniô quaterniôn-

from Latin quaterno [by fours]

源自 拉丁语 quaterno [分成四部分]

from quater [four times] * see k wetwer-

源自 quater [四倍] *参见 k wetwer-