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

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direct product

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

"General Brice Oligui Nguema is a direct product of the Bongo clan," said the source, who wanted to remain anonymous for security reasons.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2023

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

Polyphemus is not a man, not an animal, not a direct product of nature; he is a creature of the mind made by the mind in order to express mind.

From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques