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<h1 id="function-dotmultiply">Function dotMultiply <a href="#function-dotmultiply" title="Permalink">#</a></h1>

Multiply two matrices element wise. The function accepts both matrices and
scalar values.


<h2 id="syntax">Syntax <a href="#syntax" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>

```js
math.dotMultiply(x, y)
```

<h3 id="parameters">Parameters <a href="#parameters" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>

Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Fraction &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Left hand value
`y` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Fraction &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Right hand value

<h3 id="returns">Returns <a href="#returns" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>

Type | Description
---- | -----------
number &#124; BigNumber &#124; Fraction &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Multiplication of `x` and `y`


<h3 id="throws">Throws <a href="#throws" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>

Type | Description
---- | -----------


<h2 id="examples">Examples <a href="#examples" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>

```js
math.dotMultiply(2, 4) // returns 8

a = [[9, 5], [6, 1]]
b = [[3, 2], [5, 2]]

math.dotMultiply(a, b) // returns [[27, 10], [30, 2]]
math.multiply(a, b)    // returns [[52, 28], [23, 14]]
```


<h2 id="see-also">See also <a href="#see-also" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>

[multiply](multiply.html),
[divide](divide.html),
[dotDivide](dotDivide.html)