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Change log entry 96240
Processed by: kbaiko (2026-07-05 14:37:28 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 88173 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
Editor: The current gloss is incomplete. Different sources use 外积 for different operations:

LA defines it as the vector cross product ("兩向量的外積為另一向量……"), and says it is also called 叉积.

GR gives produit extérieur (= exterior product).

Key gives 'outer product'.

Wikipedia notes that 外积 may refer to:
- the cross product (叉积、向量积),
- the exterior (wedge) product (楔积), or
- the outer product (tensor product).
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%96%E7%A7%AF

I think the entry should reflect this ambiguity rather than selecting only two of the three senses.
Diff:
- 外積 外积 [wai4 ji1] /exterior product/the cross product of two vectors/
+ 外積 外积 [[wai4ji1]] /(math.) cross product; exterior product; outer product/
By MDBG 2026
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