# Cayley-Dickson construction

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A construction that produces a sequence of Cayley-Dickson algebras: algebras over the field of real numbers, each with twice the dimension of the previous one.

## Etymology
Named after Arthur Cayley and Leonard Eugene Dickson.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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