Why Quaternion rotations are smoother than Euler rotation?

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I have stumble upon this phrase several times but can't fully understand what it refers to. "Quaternion rotations are smoother than Euler rotations."

I understand that the gimbal lock problem with Euler gets fixed with Quaternions. But why the rotation becomes smoother? Is it because there is no more strange axis rotations happening, thus the rotation happens directly without consequences?

Thanks a lot