"hypercomplex number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hypercomplex numbers [plural]
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  1. (mathematics) Any of several types of extended complex number, consisting of a real part and two or more imaginary parts (each a real multiple of a distinct square root of −1), which may be imagined as a point in a multi-dimensional space. Wikipedia link: hypercomplex number Categories (topical): Higher-dimensional geometry, Mathematics, Numbers Hyponyms: dual number, octonion, quaternion, sedenion, split-complex number Related terms: complex number, imaginary number, real number

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