vector product

Meaning

a vector with the size given by the product of two vectors computed as the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the sine of the angle between their directions, and directed perpendicular to the given two vectors, with positive orientation.

Synonyms

Translations

produit vectoriel

produit extérieur

prodotto esterno

produto vectorial

vektorielles Produkt

vektörel çarpım

Vektorprodukt

produto vetorial

Kreuzprodukt

Etymology

Coined by William Kingdon Clifford in 1877 in his book Elements of Dynamic.

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