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3# Function dotMultiply
4
5Multiply two matrices element wise. The function accepts both matrices and
6scalar values.
7
8
9## Syntax
10
11```js
12math.dotMultiply(x, y)
13```
14
15### Parameters
16
17Parameter | Type | Description
18--------- | ---- | -----------
19`x` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Fraction &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Left hand value
20`y` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Fraction &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Right hand value
21
22### Returns
23
24Type | Description
25---- | -----------
26number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Fraction &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Multiplication of `x` and `y`
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28
29## Examples
30
31```js
32math.dotMultiply(2, 4) // returns 8
33
34a = [[9, 5], [6, 1]]
35b = [[3, 2], [5, 2]]
36
37math.dotMultiply(a, b) // returns [[27, 10], [30, 2]]
38math.multiply(a, b)    // returns [[52, 28], [23, 14]]
39```
40
41
42## See also
43
44[multiply](multiply.md),
45[divide](divide.md),
46[dotDivide](dotDivide.md)

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3	`# Function dotMultiply`
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5	`Multiply two matrices element wise. The function accepts both matrices and`
6	`scalar values.`
7
8
9	`## Syntax`
10
11	```js
12	`math.dotMultiply(x, y)`
13	```
14
15	`### Parameters`
16
17	`Parameter \| Type \| Description`
18	`--------- \| ---- \| -----------`
19	`x` \| number \| BigNumber \| Fraction \| Complex \| Unit \| Array \| Matrix \| Left hand value
20	`y` \| number \| BigNumber \| Fraction \| Complex \| Unit \| Array \| Matrix \| Right hand value
21
22	`### Returns`
23
24	`Type \| Description`
25	`---- \| -----------`
26	number \| BigNumber \| Fraction \| Complex \| Unit \| Array \| Matrix \| Multiplication of `x` and `y`
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28
29	`## Examples`
30
31	```js
32	`math.dotMultiply(2, 4) // returns 8`
33
34	`a = [[9, 5], [6, 1]]`
35	`b = [[3, 2], [5, 2]]`
36
37	`math.dotMultiply(a, b) // returns [[27, 10], [30, 2]]`
38	`math.multiply(a, b) // returns [[52, 28], [23, 14]]`
39	```
40
41
42	`## See also`
43
44	`[multiply](multiply.md),`
45	`[divide](divide.md),`
46	`[dotDivide](dotDivide.md)`