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cross product

/krɒs ˈprɒdʌkt/

Traducción: Operación matemática entre dos vectores en el espacio tridimensional que produce un tercer vector perpendicular a ambos, cuya magnitud es igual al área del paralelogramo que forman.

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/krɒs ˈprɒdʌkt/C1formalscientific
  • esOperación matemática entre dos vectores en el espacio tridimensional que produce un tercer vector perpendicular a ambos, cuya magnitud es igual al área del paralelogramo que forman.

A mathematical operation on two vectors in three-dimensional space that results in a third vector perpendicular to both original vectors, with magnitude equal to the area of the parallelogram they span.

  1. Vector operationC2formal

    A binary operation on two vectors in three-dimensional space that results in a third vector perpendicular to both original vectors.

    esproducto vectorial

    • The cross product of vectors a and b is denoted by a × b.
    • To find the torque, you need to calculate the cross product of the force and the lever arm.
    • The cross product is used extensively in physics and engineering to determine orientation.