What is the meaning of " cross product" of two vectors?

[shiva kumar]

hi can any one explain the physical meaning of " cross product" of two vectors?
what does it signify?
and also what is "curl" of a vector?

[The_Big_K]

AFAIK, this is a mathematics question and therefore, the thread is being moved to our Mathematics section.

[kedarjk]

Cross product of 2 vectors, results in 3rd vector which is perpenicular to both of them.

[anuragh27crony]

Yeah as kedarjk said the result points to the perpendicular vector....

In simple sense we can say ...we describe of a unknown vector with the help of known 2 vectors... and of characteristic... perpendicular to both vectors..