Multiplication Sign - Uses

Uses

In mathematics, the symbol × (read as times, multiplied by or into) is primarily used to denote the

• Multiplication of two numbers (computer languages bound to the rudimentary ASCII set often use an asterisk (*) to replace the missing crosses (×) and dots (·))
• Cross product of two vectors
• Cartesian product of two sets
• multiplication and the sign function, as an APL operator.
• Geometric dimension of an object, such as noting that a room is 10×12 feet in area.
• In biology, the multiplication sign is used in a botanical hybrid name, where it is read as "cross".