CROSS PRODUCT


Meaning of CROSS PRODUCT in English

Math.

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. Also called outer product, vector product .

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .