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# Function dotDivide
Divide two matrices element wise. The function accepts both matrices and
scalar values.
## Syntax
```js
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
```js
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](divide.md),
[multiply](multiply.md),
[dotMultiply](dotMultiply.md)
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