User Guide

ExampleOperatorOperation
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.Multiplication
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*
Scalar Multiplication
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^
Exponentiation
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You can specify scalar multiplication explicitly by entering *, which displays in 2-D
Math as . In 2-D Math, you can also implicitly multiply a scalar and a matrix or vector
by placing a space character between them. In some cases, the space character is optional.
For example, Maple interprets a number followed by a name as an implicit multiplication.
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In 2-D Math, exponents display as superscripts.
A few additional matrix and vector operators are listed in Table 4.7.
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