vector product
A vector with the size given by the product of two vectors computed as the product of…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Vektorprodukt, Kreuzprodukt
ве́кторное произведе́ниеvéktornoje proizvedénije
a vector that is the product of two other vectors
Translations
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Origin
Coined by William Kingdon Clifford in 1877 in his book Elements of Dynamic.Coined by William Kingdon Clifford in 1877 in his book Elements of Dynamic.
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Forms
plural: vector products| Singular | vector product |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a vector that is the product of two other vectors:cross product