Times

The operation of multiplication, i.e., a times b. Various notations are , , , ab, and . The "multiplication sign" is based on Saint Andrew's cross (Bergamini 1969). Floating point multiplication is sometimes denoted .

 

Asterisk, Cross Product, Dot Product, Minus, Multiplicand, Multiplication, Multiplier, Plus, Product




References

Bergamini, D. Mathematics. New York: Time-Life Books, p. 11, 1969.

Cundy, H. M. "What Is ?" Math. Gaz. 43, 101, 1959.