diff --git a/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_prod.cpp b/doc/snippets/MatrixBase_prod.cpp
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+Matrix3d m = Matrix3d::Random();
+cout << "Here is the matrix m:" << endl << m << endl;
+cout << "Here is the product of all the coefficients:" << endl << m.prod() << endl;