direct product

noun

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

Examples of direct product in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Uzbek terrorism in Europe and the United States is therefore not a direct product of Uzbekistan’s policies but a result of difficult integration processes in host countries. Marlene Laruelle, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2017 Withers’ hearings, Mills said, were a direct product of his actions. Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024 Specifically, the administration is threatening to use the foreign direct product rule to deprive Russia of semiconductor technology, the official confirmed, since virtually all semiconductors are designed with U.S. software and parts. Ed O'Keefe, Sara Cook, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2022 The merger is aimed at focusing Google’s A.I. research more on direct product applications as the company faces stiff competition from Microsoft, OpenAI, and a host of startups, according to a story in the Financial Times. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for direct product 

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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 Jul. 2024.

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