premultiply

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verb

To multiply a matrix or quaternion by a preceding factor noncommutatively

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Meanings

verbpremultiply (third-person singular simple present premultiplies, present participle premultiplying, simple past and past participle premultiplied)

present singular third person premultiplies · participle present premultiplying · participle past premultiplied · past premultiplied

  1. mathematicsTo multiply a matrix or quaternion by a preceding factor noncommutatively

Origin

From pre- + multiply.

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Cite this entry
APA

premultiply. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premultiply

MLA

“premultiply.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premultiply. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “premultiply,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/premultiply.

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