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<MAN>
  <LANGUAGE>eng</LANGUAGE>
  <TITLE>star</TITLE>
  <TYPE>Scilab Function</TYPE>
  <DATE>April 1993</DATE>
  <SHORT_DESCRIPTION name="star"> (*) multiplication operator</SHORT_DESCRIPTION>
  <DESCRIPTION>
    <P>
    Multiplication. Usual meaning. Valid for constant,
    boolean, polynomial, rational matrices and for <VERB>syslin</VERB> lists (the meaning is series connection)</P>
    <P>
    Element-wise multiplication is denoted <VERB>x.*y</VERB>. If
    <VERB>x</VERB> or <VERB>y</VERB> is scalar (1x1 matrix) <VERB> .* </VERB>
    is the same as <VERB>*</VERB>.</P>
    <P>
    Kronecker product is <VERB>x.*.y</VERB></P>
  </DESCRIPTION>
  <SEE_ALSO>
    <SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
      <LINK>mulf</LINK>
    </SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
    <SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
      <LINK>syslin</LINK>
    </SEE_ALSO_ITEM>
  </SEE_ALSO>
</MAN>
