# Understand vectorized dot operators

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/understand-vectorized-dot-operators/96388>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** broadcast, broadcasting\
**Created:** [March 21, 2023, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/understand-vectorized-dot-operators/96388 "2023-03-21T12:09:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nathan\_Boyer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nathan_boyer/32/14825_2.png) [@Nathan\_Boyer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nathan_Boyer)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/understand-vectorized-dot-operators/96388/9 "2023-03-21T15:25:10Z")

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There are some additional answers here you might find useful.

> [@Broadcasting inconsistency between addition and multiplication](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/broadcasting-inconsistency-between-addition-and-multiplication/69435):
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> There seems to be inconsistency in broadcasting. A = [1 2 ; 3 4] A\* 2 # Broadcasting works here A.\*2 # Broadcasting same as above A + 2 # Broadcasting fails here. If it works for \* then it should work for all operators A .+2 # Broadcasting works

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