quaternionist
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From quaternion + -ist.
Noun
[edit]quaternionist (plural quaternionists)
- One who studies or promotes the use of quaternions.
- 1893, Electromagnetic theory: Volume 1, D. Van Nostrand Company, page 138:
- Now I can imagine a quaternionist (unless prejudiced) admitting the simplicity of establishment and of operation, and the convenience of the notation, and its sufficiency for practical requirements up to a certain point; and yet adding the inquiry whether there is not, over and above this vector analysis, a theory of Quaternions which is overlooked.