multiplication sign
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It is customary in scientific notation to use as the × multiplication sign, even though we avoid using this sign elsewhere in algebra.
From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020
Joshua Zucker then proposed a number of follow-on questions, including: “What if player 2 must use exactly one multiplication sign, but may use one set of parentheses?”
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2012
If a multiplication sign is used — it depends.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2012
Putting the multiplication sign inside the parens accomplishes nothing, as once the multiplication is done, it is all straight addition from there, regardless of the order.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2012
He held out against putting his multiplication sign to the treaty, claiming that land was like water and air and could n't be bought and sold.
From A Master's Degree by McCarter, Margaret Hill
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
