Definition:Vector Cross Product/Also known as

Vector Cross Product: Also known as

The vector cross product is often called just the cross product when there is no chance of confusion with other types of cross product.

The term vector product can also sometimes be seen, but again this can be ambiguous unless it is clear that the subject of the discussion is vectors.

Sources

• 1964: D.E. Rutherford: Classical Mechanics (3rd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Introduction
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cross product
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): cross product