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

They didn't buy iPhone chargers, though many others did - Apple said on 2 March that it would halt all direct product sales in Russia.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2022

Certain partner countries planning to adopt similar measures, however, are not subject to the new U.S. foreign direct product measures.

From Reuters • Feb. 26, 2022

It is immaterial whether we regard such a figure as developed from a spirit or as the direct product of religious imagination.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris