Applying a multivariate function to lists

Here's one way:

x = {-0.30, -0.16, 0.65};
y = {-0.28, -0.19, 0.23};
z = {-0.15, -0.11, 0.18};
f[{x_, y_, z_}] := x (y - z)
f /@ Transpose[{x, y, z}]

Another way

MapThread[f, {x, y, z}]

Here's another way:

g[l_] := f[l[[1]], l[[2]], l[[3]]]
g[x]
(* 0.243 *)

Map[g[#] &, {x, y, z}]
(* {0.243, 0.1176, 0.0435} *)

The first answer is perhaps better, I'm still starting MMA.

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