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number > hypercomplex number > quaternion > biquaternion
... > algebra > abstract algebra > algebraic structure > associative algebra > quaternion algebra > quaternion > biquaternion

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biquaternion  

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  • In abstract algebra, the biquaternions are the numbers w + x i + y j + z k, where w, x, y, and z are complex numbers, or variants thereof, and the elements of {1, i, j, k} multiply as in the quaternion group and commute with their coefficients.
    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biquaternion)

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