Multiplication sign

×
Multiplication sign
In UnicodeU+00D7 × MULTIPLICATION SIGN (×)
Different from
Different fromU+0078 x LATIN SMALL LETTER X
Related
See alsoU+22C5 DOT OPERATOR
U+00F7 ÷ DIVISION SIGN

The multiplication sign (×), also known as the times sign or the dimension sign, is a mathematical symbol used to denote the operation of multiplication, which results in a product.[1]

The symbol is also used in botany, in botanical hybrid names and the heavy goods vehicle industry, to calculate the amount of powered wheels.

The form is properly a four-fold rotationally symmetric saltire.[2] The multiplication sign × is similar to a lowercase X (x) which is not a four-fold rotationally symmetric saltire.

  1. ^ Weisstein, Eric W. "Multiplication". mathworld.wolfram.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. ^ Stallings, L. (2000). "A Brief History of Algebraic Notation". School Science and Mathematics. 100 (5): 230–235. doi:10.1111/j.1949-8594.2000.tb17262.x. ISSN 0036-6803.