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tag: 0N5N15HWZ7
kind: concept
name: Cross product
aliases: [vector-product]
msc: [15A72]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_product
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q178192
  wikipedia: Cross product
---

## Summary

The cross product is a binary operation on the vectors of three-dimensional space. It takes two vectors and gives a vector that is perpendicular to both. The length of the result is the area of the parallelogram with the two vectors as sides.