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Quaternion is a type of mathematical notation. It is not the same thing as a vector, but similar concepts can be expressed with it. You can imagine it like a Struct or a data type that has 4 variables, one of them has the name "w".

this YouTube video explains the concept of a quaternion in a visual way.

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