Re: Why is there no *really* useful Algebra beyond complex numbers?

In article <d7hqci$i16$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Anton Suchaneck
<asuchaneck@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Does anyone know *the* reason, why for example quaternions and other algebra
> are not as mighty as complex numbers?
>
> Is there no way to extend complex number to be even more useful? :)
>
> Anton

Some people think matrices are useful.
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