Definition:Octonion/Also known as
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Octonions: Also known as
The octonions are sometimes referred to as the Cayley numbers, for Arthur Cayley.
Some sources report them as the Graves-Cayley numbers, for John Thomas Graves, who actually discovered them.
Sources
- 1992: George F. Simmons: Calculus Gems ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {B}.26$: Extensions of the Complex Number System. Algebras, Quaternions, and Lagrange's Four Squares Theorem