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== Product of two quaternionic matrices ==

The product of two quaternionic matrices is either or ''hamiltonian'' or ''octonionic''. The quaternion field, <math>\mathbb{H}</math>, is a non-commutative field, so the product of two quaternionic matrices may or may not preserve the order of multiplication.

=== Hamiltonian product ===

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=== Octonionic product ===

The octonionic product does not preserve the order of multiplication: on the main diagonal, there is an inversion of the second product and on the secondreverse diagonal there is an inversion of the first product.

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