prod

prod(X) returns product of vector X elements.

In case X is a matrix:
  • prod(X) returns product of each of X columns
  • prod(X,2) returns product of each of X rows

Examples

> X = [1:4;2:5]#

            1            2            3            4
            2            3            4            5

> prod(X)#

            2            6           12           20

> prod(X,2)#

           24
          120

> prod(prod(X))#

 2880

See also

cumprod | diff | ndims | sum