Name and symbol for “direct” multiplication
This is a really simple question and I feel pretty stupid for asking it, but what do you call the operation that takes two vectors $(x_1, x_2 ...)$ and $(y_1, y_2 ...)$ and results in a new vector $(x_1 y_1, x_2 y_2 ...)$? And what is the standard symbol for it?
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Lucas
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This is a really simple question and I feel pretty stupid for asking it, but what do you call the operation that takes two vectors $(x_1, x_2 ...)$ and $(y_1, y_2 ...)$ and results in a new vector $(x_1 y_1, x_2 y_2 ...)$? And what is the standard symbol for it?
terminology
asked Dec 2 at 0:54
Lucas
1,032720
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It is unlikely to be very useful, since it changes when you change basis.
– GEdgar
Dec 2 at 1:05
@GEdgar I find it comes up a lot.
– Lucas
Dec 2 at 3:48
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This is a really simple question and I feel pretty stupid for asking it, but what do you call the operation that takes two vectors $(x_1, x_2 ...)$ and $(y_1, y_2 ...)$ and results in a new vector $(x_1 y_1, x_2 y_2 ...)$? And what is the standard symbol for it?
terminology
asked Dec 2 at 0:54
Lucas
1,032720
This is a really simple question and I feel pretty stupid for asking it, but what do you call the operation that takes two vectors $(x_1, x_2 ...)$ and $(y_1, y_2 ...)$ and results in a new vector $(x_1 y_1, x_2 y_2 ...)$? And what is the standard symbol for it?
terminology
terminology
asked Dec 2 at 0:54
Lucas
1,032720
asked Dec 2 at 0:54
Lucas
1,032720
asked Dec 2 at 0:54
Lucas
1,032720
asked Dec 2 at 0:54
Lucas
1,032720
asked Dec 2 at 0:54
Lucas
1,032720
1,032720
1
It is unlikely to be very useful, since it changes when you change basis.
– GEdgar
Dec 2 at 1:05
@GEdgar I find it comes up a lot.
– Lucas
Dec 2 at 3:48
add a comment |
1
It is unlikely to be very useful, since it changes when you change basis.
– GEdgar
Dec 2 at 1:05
@GEdgar I find it comes up a lot.
– Lucas
Dec 2 at 3:48
1
1
It is unlikely to be very useful, since it changes when you change basis.
– GEdgar
Dec 2 at 1:05
It is unlikely to be very useful, since it changes when you change basis.
– GEdgar
Dec 2 at 1:05
@GEdgar I find it comes up a lot.
– Lucas
Dec 2 at 3:48
@GEdgar I find it comes up a lot.
– Lucas
Dec 2 at 3:48
add a comment |
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This is the "entrywise" product. If you treat the vectors as matrices, it's also the Hadamard product.
It's not a common enough product to have a dedicated symbol, but Wikipedia uses $circ$.
answered Dec 2 at 1:04
Mark S.
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This is the "entrywise" product. If you treat the vectors as matrices, it's also the Hadamard product.
It's not a common enough product to have a dedicated symbol, but Wikipedia uses $circ$.
answered Dec 2 at 1:04
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This is the "entrywise" product. If you treat the vectors as matrices, it's also the Hadamard product.
It's not a common enough product to have a dedicated symbol, but Wikipedia uses $circ$.
answered Dec 2 at 1:04
Mark S.
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This is the "entrywise" product. If you treat the vectors as matrices, it's also the Hadamard product.
It's not a common enough product to have a dedicated symbol, but Wikipedia uses $circ$.
answered Dec 2 at 1:04
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This is the "entrywise" product. If you treat the vectors as matrices, it's also the Hadamard product.
It's not a common enough product to have a dedicated symbol, but Wikipedia uses $circ$.
answered Dec 2 at 1:04
Mark S.
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It is unlikely to be very useful, since it changes when you change basis.
– GEdgar
Dec 2 at 1:05
@GEdgar I find it comes up a lot.
– Lucas
Dec 2 at 3:48