conjugate quaternion

conjugate quaternion

[¦kän·ji·gət kwə′tər·nē·ən] (mathematics) One of a pair of quaternions that can be expressed as q = s + ia + jb + kc and q̄ = s- (ia + jb + kc), where s, a, b, and c are real numbers and i, j, and k are generators of the quaternions.