.. _auto_vector_dot:

*VECTOR DOT*
============

Computes the dot product (scalar inner product) of two equal-length numeric vectors. Use this worker whenever you need to project one vector onto another or calculate the sum of element-wise products in a workflow pipeline.

When to use
-----------

Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``dot_product``, ``inner_product``, ``linear_algebra``, ``math``, ``scalar``, ``vector``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Vector 1
     - vector1
     - vector
     - —
     - 
     - First input vector (array of numeric values); must have the same length as Vector 2. No default — must be connected to an upstream vector output.
   * - Vector 2
     - vector2
     - vector
     - —
     - 
     - Second input vector (array of numeric values); must have the same length as Vector 1. No default — must be connected to an upstream vector output.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - vector_dot_output_1
     - vector_dot_output_1
     - number
     - Scalar result of the dot product (sum of element-wise products of Vector 1 and Vector 2); dimensionless unless the inputs carry physical units, in which case the unit is the product of the two input units.

Disciplines
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- data.curve.transform
- data.signal_processing

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