direct product

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. a group, or other such system, every element of which can be written uniquely as the product of elements of disjoint groups, with each group contributing one element to the product.

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Etymology

Origin of direct product

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Its unlikely that the weekend’s rainstorm is a direct product of the El Niño cycle, which forecasters predict will emerge sometime in May through July, said Schoenfeld.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Walmart is partnering with OpenAI to enable direct product purchases through ChatGPT using Instant Checkout.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

The provision called the foreign direct product rule, or FDPR, was first introduced in 1959 to control trading of U.S. technologies.

From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2022

The broad expansion of what is known as the foreign direct product rule is just one part of Washington’s planned restrictions.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

In any case it was the direct product of Mr. Browning's mind, and expressed what was to be his permanent conviction.

From Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Browning, Robert