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quaternions

/kwəˈtɜːniənz/ /kwəˈtɝːniənz/

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noun

四元组, 四数组

A group or set of four people or things.

Examples :

"The quaternions on the school board included the principal, the vice-principal, and two teachers. "

学校董事会的那个四人组包括校长、副校长和两位老师。

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noun

四音节词，四音节词语

A word of four syllables.

Examples :

"In our English class, we practiced identifying the number of syllables in words, and the teacher used "quaternions" as an example of a word with four syllables. "

在我们的英语课上，我们练习辨认单词的音节数量，老师用“quaternions”这个词作为例子，说明它是一个四音节词。

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noun

四元数

A four-dimensional hypercomplex number that consists of a real dimension and 3 imaginary ones (i, j, k) that are each an independent square root of -1. They are commonly used in vector mathematics and in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects.

Examples :

"The engineer used quaternions to calculate how the robot arm would rotate the parts in the factory. "

工程师使用四元数来计算工厂里机器人手臂如何旋转零件。

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