hypercomplex

adjective

hy·per·complex | \ ¦hīpə(r)+\

Definition of hypercomplex

: of, relating to, or being a general form of number that can be expressed as a vector of n dimensions in the form x₁e₁ + x₂e₂ + … + x_ne_n where the coefficients x₁, x₂, … x_n range over a given number field and e₁ = (e, 0, 0, … 0), e₂ = (0, e, 0, … 0), … e_n = (0, 0, … e) where e is the multiplicative identity of the field hypercomplex variable

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