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Function dotDivide #

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

Syntax #

math.dotDivide(x, y)

Parameters #

Parameter	Type	Description
x	number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix	Numerator
y	number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix	Denominator

Returns #

Type	Description
number | BigNumber | Fraction | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix	Quotient, x ./ y

Examples #

math.dotDivide(2, 4);   // returns 0.5

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

math.dotDivide(a, b);   // returns [[3, 2.5], [1.2, 0.5]]
math.divide(a, b);      // returns [[1.75, 0.75], [-1.75, 2.25]]

See also #

divide, multiply, dotMultiply