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Quaternions

2021

The parts of a quaternion, labeled with increasingly angry names.

Content note: Mild language ('friggin').

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2021-01-01-quaternions/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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[Title] "Quaternions" a + bi + cj + dk: "REAL PART" (a), "IMAGINARY PART" (bi), "MAKE-BELIEVE PART FOR SILLY BABIES" (cj), "STUPID DUMB PART THAT DOESN'T FRIGGIN EXIST" (dk)

[Caption] "Life lesson: don't name mathematical objects when you're angry."

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Advanced Math › Abstract Algebra › QuaternionsAlgebra › Complex NumbersMath Culture › Math Vocabulary
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