direct product

noun

: cartesian product
especially : a group that is the Cartesian product of two other groups

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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. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 One of those authorities, known as the foreign direct product rule, allows the Commerce Department to assert that its export control regulations apply to items manufactured in foreign countries when those items are the direct product of or incorporate U.S.-made technology or software. Jared Perlo, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026 Retailers who are partners with ChatGPT provide OpenAI with direct product feeds, which help make sure listings are more up-to-date. Gabrielle Fonrouge,melissa Repko, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025 These absurd physical transformations are a direct product of our control over chicken’s genetics and environment. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for direct product

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of direct product was circa 1925

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“Direct product.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct%20product. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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