quaternionist

Etymology

From quaternion + -ist.

quaternionist means one who studies or promotes the use of quaternions. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

One who studies or promotes the use of quaternions.“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.”