cross product

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.

cross product

noun

1. another name for vector product
2. another name for Cartesian product

cross product

1. See vector product

Word History and Origins

Origin of cross product¹

First recorded in 1925–30