direct product

noun

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

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Then, in 2020, Trump officials went a step further by invoking what had been an obscure regulation called the foreign direct product rule. Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024 This could be done by segmenting clients and analyzing buyer trends and habits, then using this information to focus and direct products to specific customers. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 But there are more aggressive options: Behind the scenes, the U.S. has been wielding a power known as the foreign direct product rule, or FDPR. Mahnoor Khan, Fortune Asia, 2 Sep. 2024 The Biden administration is reportedly debating using an export control called the foreign direct product rule, which does not allow the export of any good to any country if it is manufactured with a certain percentage of U.S. intellectual property components. Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 29 Aug. 2024 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 30 Nov. 2024.

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