Hadamard Product Calculator

FAQs

What is the Hadamard product?

The idea behind the Hadamard product is to take two matrices of the same dimensions (whether rectangular or square) and to multiply their corresponding entries — i.e., multiply the element (i,j) in the first matrix with the element (i,j) in the second matrix. The result is a matrix with the same dimensions as the initial matrices. The operation itself is most often denoted by a small circle: A ∘ B.

How do I find the Hadamard product?

To calculate the Hadamard product of two matrices with the same dimensions: Multiply together the elements that lie at the intersection of the first row and the first column of each matrix. Write down the result in the same location in the resulting matrix. Do this for each of the remaining element-pairs. Have you finished the right-most element in the last row? Congrats, you've found the Hadamard product!

What are the properties of Hadamard product?

The properties of the Hadamard product of matrices are: Commutativity (unlike the standard matrix product): A ∘ B = B ∘ A. The Hadamard product is associative and distributive over the addition of matrices: A ∘ (B∘C) = (A∘B) ∘ C A ∘ (B+C) = (A∘B) + (A∘C) The neutral (identity) element of the Hadamard product is a matrix whose elements are all 1. This matrix Hadamard-producted with any other matrix A will deliver A. Note that this is not the standard identity matrix, where we have 1 on the diagonal and 0 elsewhere.

How do I compute the Hadamard product of vectors?

To find the Hadamard product of vectors you need to multiply together the corresponding elements of your two vectors. That is: In the case of column vectors, multiply together the elements in the first row and write down the result in the first row of the resulting vector. The same for the second row etc, proceeding downwards. In the case of row vectors, start from the first column and proceed to the right.

What is the matrix rank under Hadamard product?

The rank of the Hadamard product of two matrices A and B cannot exceed the product of the ranks of the input matrices. That is, the Hadamard product satisfies the condition rank(A ∘ B) ≤ rank(A) × rank(B).

Is Hadamard product the same as tensor product?

No, the Hadamard matrix product and tensor (Kronecker) product are different matrix operations. However, these two matrix products are linked by the following equation: (A⊗B) ∘ (C⊗D) = (A∘C) ⊗ (B∘D) where: ∘ is the Hadamard matrix product; ⊗ is the Kronecker matrix product; A and C have the same dimensions; and B and D have the same dimensions.