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

"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

The Commerce Department would invoke what it calls the foreign direct product rule, which bars American companies from providing technology to companies under sanction, demolishing the supply chain needed to produce advanced technologies.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2022

No: the reason of our modern duelling lies deeper than is supposed: it lies in the principle of honor—a direct product of chivalry—as that was in part a product of Christianity.

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 by De Quincey, Thomas