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moment of a force, M

About a point is the vector product of the radius vector from this point to a point on the line of action of the force and the force, M = r × F.
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Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 12
ISO 31-2: 1992 (Quantities and Units - Part 2: Periodic and Related Phenomena.)
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