\begin{definition}[Definition:Quaternion/Addition]
The '''sum''' of two quaternions $\mathbf x_1 = a_1 \mathbf 1 + b_1 \mathbf i + c_1 \mathbf j + d_1 \mathbf k$ and $\mathbf x_2 = a_2 \mathbf 1 + b_2 \mathbf i + c_2 \mathbf j + d_2 \mathbf k$ is defined as:
:$\mathbf x_1 + \mathbf x_2 := \paren {a_1 + a_2} \mathbf 1 + \paren {b_1 + b_2} \mathbf i + \paren {c_1 + c_2} \mathbf j + \paren {d_1 + d_2} \mathbf k$
\end{definition}