mathjs/docs/reference/functions/dotDivide.md

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 | Boolean | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix | null	Numerator
y	Number | BigNumber | Boolean | Complex | Unit | Array | Matrix | null	Denominator

Returns

Type	Description
Number | BigNumber | 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