"sedenion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sedenions [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Latin sēdecim (“sixteen”) + quaternion. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|la:sēdecim<t:sixteen>|quaternion}} Blend of Latin sēdecim (“sixteen”) + quaternion Head templates: {{en-noun}} sedenion (plural sedenions)
  1. (mathematics) A 16-dimensional nonalternative extension of an octonion with one real part and 15 imaginary parts, each a real multiple of a distinct, independent square root of −1. Categories (topical): Higher-dimensional geometry, Mathematics, Sixteen Synonyms: hexadecanion Hypernyms: hypercomplex number Derived forms: sedenionic Related terms: quaternion, octonion, trigintaduonion Translations (nonassociative, nonalternative extension of an octonion): 十六元數 /十六元数 (shíliù-yuán shù) (Chinese Mandarin), szedénió (Hungarian), sextándatala [feminine] (Icelandic)

Inflected forms

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