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cross product

cross product noun: a vector product.

Noun

cross product (plural cross products)

  1. A vector product.
    • The cross product can be derived like so: given a pair of vectors #92;xi and #92;eta, solve for a vector #92;zeta which is perpendicular to both #92;xi and #92;eta, i.e., whose dot product with both #92;xi and #92;eta is zero.

cross product meaning in Tamil

cross product in Tamil

குறுக்குப் பெருக்கல்

Forms of cross product

pluralcross products

Origin of cross product

Coined by American scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs in 1881.

Words formed from cross product

Questions about cross product

What does cross product mean?
Cross product means a vector product.
What is cross product in Tamil?
Cross product in Tamil is குறுக்குப் பெருக்கல். See Cross product meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cross product?
Cross product is a noun.
What is the plural of cross product?
The plural of cross product is cross products.

Words near cross product in the dictionary

  1. cross pattée
  2. cross peen hammer
  3. cross peen hammers
  4. cross potence
  5. cross potent
  6. cross product
  7. cross products
  8. cross purpose
  9. cross purposes
  10. cross resistance
  11. Cross River

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