.*

Syntax

Matrix1 .* Matrix2

Group

Matrix

Arguments

Takes two matrices of the same dimensions.

Availability

Included

Example

Typing [1,2;3,4].*[1,2;3,4] on the home screen and pressing ENTER returns [[1,4][9,16]].

Related commands

• .+Adds element by element: each entry of the first matrix is added to the matching entry of the second, or to a single value.
• .-Subtracts element by element: the matching entry of the second matrix, or a single value, is subtracted from each entry.
• ./Divides element by element: each entry is divided by the matching entry of the second matrix, or by a single value.
• .^Raises each entry of a matrix to a power element by element, instead of computing a matrix power.
• augment(Joins two matrices side by side, appending the columns of the second to the first.
• charPoly(Returns the characteristic polynomial of a square matrix in the given variable.
• colAugment(Stacks two matrices vertically, appending the rows of the second below the first.
• colDim(Returns the number of columns of a matrix.