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cross product

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noun Mathematics.
  1. a vector perpendicular to two given vectors, u and v, and having magnitude equal to the product of the magnitudes of the two given vectors multiplied by the sine of the angle between the two given vectors, usually represented by u × v.
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Origin of cross product

First recorded in 1925–30
Also called outer product, vector product.
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British Dictionary definitions for cross product

cross product

noun maths
  1. another name for vector product
  2. another name for Cartesian product
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cross product in Science

cross product

  1. See vector product.
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