product of `a` and `b`.  If `a` and `b` are both
        scalars or both 1-D arrays then a scalar is returned; otherwise
        an array is returned.
        If `out` is given, then it is returned.

    Raises
    ------
    ValueError
        If the last dimension of `a` is not the same size as
        the second-to-last dimension of `b`.

    See Also
    --------
    vdot : Complex-conjugating dot product.
    tensordot : Sum products over arbitrary axes.
    einsum : Einstein summation convention.
    matmul : '@' operator as method with out parameter.
    linalg.multi_dot : Chained dot product.

    Examples
    --------
    >>> np.dot(3, 4)
    12

    Neither argument is complex-conjugated:

    >>> np.dot([2j, 3j], [2j, 3j])
    (-13+0j)

    For 2-D arrays it is the matrix product:

    >>> a = [[1, 0], [0, 1]]
    >>> b = [[4, 1], [2, 2]]
    >>> np.dot(a, b)
    array([[4, 1],
           [2, 2]])

    >>> a = np.arange(3*4*5*6).reshape((3,4,5,6))
    >>> b = np.arange(3*4*5*6)[::-1].reshape((5,4,6,3))
    >>> np.dot(a, b)[2,3,2,1,2,2]
    499128
    >>> sum(a[2,3,2,:] * b[1,2,:,2])
    499128

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