# What is the difference between rotation, rotationQuaternion, rotate(), addRotation()?

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-rotation-rotationquaternion-rotate-addrotation/51733>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** documentation, tutorial, mesh\
**Created:** [July 2, 2024, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-rotation-rotationquaternion-rotate-addrotation/51733 "2024-07-02T06:15:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jacob](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/jacob/32/342_2.png) [@Jacob](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Jacob)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-rotation-rotationquaternion-rotate-addrotation/51733/21 "2024-07-08T12:41:42Z")

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Thanks for the explanation. I couldn’t find proper explanation of what quaternion is on the internet.

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**Author:** ![roland](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/roland/32/38940_2.png) [@roland](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/roland)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-rotation-rotationquaternion-rotate-addrotation/51733/22 "2024-07-08T17:24:05Z")

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> [@Jacob](#):
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> what quaternion is on the internet.

Hard to believe dude! 😛

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