direct product

noun

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

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An aspect of the new package that addresses the foreign direct product rule could hurt some U.S. allies by limiting what their companies can ship to China. Reuters, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024 Commerce is looking to tackle a major loophole with the establishment of two new foreign direct product rules. Maria Curi, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024 Light said her career as a drag queen was a direct product of the confidence God gave her. Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Aug. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for direct product 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1925, in the meaning defined above

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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 22 Dec. 2024.

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