.\ (Matlab operator) ==================== Elementwise left division Matlab/Scilab equivalent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Matlab** **Scilab** :: .\ :: .\ Particular cases ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WARNING: Expressions like **X.\.23** are interpreted in Matlab as the elementwise division of **0.23** by **X** while Scilab computes the Kronecker left division of **X** and **23**, to have the same result, insert a blank between **\** and **.23**