scalar triple product
or triple scalar product
noun Mathematics.
the volume of the parallelepiped defined by three given vectors, u, v, and w, usually represented as u·v1(v×w), [uvw], or (uvw), where × denotes a cross product and · denotes an inner product.
Origin of scalar triple product
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby scalar triple product
scalage,
scalar,
scalar field,
scalar multiplication,
scalar product,
scalar triple product,
scalare,
scalariform,
scalation,
scalawag,
scald