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vector_product

vector product

English

Noun

vector product ‎(plural vector products)

(linear algebra) 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

cross product

Translations

vector with size given by the product of two vectors

Chinese:
Mandarin: 向量積, 向量积 ‎(xiàngliàngjī), 矢量積, 矢量积 ‎(shǐliàngjī), 矢積 (zh), 矢积 (zh) ‎(shǐjī), 矢值 ‎(shǐzhí)
Danish: vektorprodukt n, krydsprodukt n
Dutch: kruisproduct n
Finnish: vektoritulo, ristitulo
French: produit vectoriel m, produit extérieur m
Icelandic: krossfeldi n, krossmargfeldi n, vigurfeldi n, vigurmargfeldi n, vektormargfeldi n

Italian: prodotto vettoriale (it) m
Polish: iloczyn wektorowy m
Portuguese: produto vectorial m, produto externo m
Romanian: produs vectorial n
Russian: ве́кторное произведе́ние n ‎(véktornoje proizvedénije)
Swedish: vektorprodukt (sv) c, kryssprodukt (sv) c

See also

scalar product