1. Oracle AI Vector Search User's Guide
  2. Use SQL Functions for Vector Operations
  3. Vector Distance Functions and Operators
  4. INNER_PRODUCT

INNER_PRODUCT

INNER_PRODUCT calculates the inner product of two vectors. It takes two vectors as input and returns the inner product as a BINARY_DOUBLE. INNER_PRODUCT(<expr1>, <expr2>) is equivalent to -1 * VECTOR_DISTANCE(<expr1>, <expr2>, DOT).

Syntax


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Parameters

  • expr1 and expr2 must evaluate to vectors that have the same format and number of dimensions.

  • INNER_PRODUCT returns NULL, if either expr1 or expr2 is NULL.

Parent topic: Vector Distance Functions and Operators