Matrix Divide (⌹) is a dyadic function that performs matrix division or between two arguments of rank 2 or less. Some dialects automatically apply it to rank-2 subarrays of higher-rank arguments. It shares the glyph Quad Divide ⌹ (often called Domino) with the monadic function Matrix Inverse.
Examples
The result of X⌹Y is equal to (⌹Y)+.×X, which is analogous to X÷Y being equal to (÷Y)×X. As a consequence, X≡Y+.×X⌹Y is true for square matrices.
⎕←X←2 2⍴1 2 3 4
1 2
3 4
⎕←Y←2 2⍴5 6 7 8
5 6
7 8
X⌹Y
5 4
¯4 ¯3
(⌹Y)+.×X
5 4
¯4 ¯3
X≡Y+.×X⌹Y
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Applications
From the properties of Moore-Penrose inverse (which Matrix Inverse uses), Matrix Divide can not only be used to solve a system of linear equations, but also to find the linear least squares solution to an overdetermined system.
The following example solves the system of equations 
. The answer is 
.
⎕←X←2 2⍴1 2 2 ¯1
1 2
2 ¯1
Y←5 8
Y⌹X
4.2 0.4
The following example solves the linear least squares over the five points 
. The answer is 
.
⎕←X←1,⍪⍳5
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
1 5
Y←5 1 4 2 8
Y⌹X
1.9 0.7
When used with real vectors as both arguments, Y×X⌹Y gives the projection of X onto a basis vector Y. The remaining component of X, namely R←X-Y×X⌹Y, is orthogonal to Y (R+.×Y is zero).
(X Y)←(2 7)(3 1)
X⌹Y
1.3
Y×X⌹Y ⍝ Projection of X onto Y
3.9 1.3
X-Y×X⌹Y ⍝ The remaining component in X
¯1.9 5.7
⎕CT>|Y+.×X-Y×X⌹Y ⍝ ∧ is orthogonal to Y (with negligible error)
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