Torque

Torque, moment, or moment of force (see the below) is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist to an object. Mathematically, torque is defined as the cross product of the vector by which the force's application point is offset relative to the fixed suspension point (distance vector) and the force vector, which tends to produce rotation. The symbol for torque is typically , the lowercase Greek letter tau. When it is called moment of force, it is commonly denoted by M. where

Torque

Torque, moment, or moment of force (see the below) is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist to an object. Mathematically, torque is defined as the cross product of the vector by which the force's application point is offset relative to the fixed suspension point (distance vector) and the force vector, which tends to produce rotation. The symbol for torque is typically , the lowercase Greek letter tau. When it is called moment of force, it is commonly denoted by M. where