"multiplication sign" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: multiplication signs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} multiplication sign (plural multiplication signs)
  1. (mathematics) Any symbol (in particular ×, * or ·) used to denote the operation of multiplication. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Symbols Related terms: division sign, minus sign, plus sign Translations (symbol denoting multiplication): အမြှောက်လက္ခဏာ (a.hmrauklakhka.na) (Burmese), 乘號 (Chinese Mandarin), 乘号 (chénghào) (Chinese Mandarin), maalteken [neuter] (Dutch), kertomerkki (Finnish), kertolaskumerkki (Finnish), signe de multiplication [masculine] (French), Malzeichen [neuter] (German), Multiplikationszeichen [neuter] (German), επί (epí) [neuter] (Greek), szorzásjel (Hungarian), szorzójel (Hungarian), symbol mnożenia [masculine] (Polish), znak mnożenia [masculine] (Polish), semn de multiplicare [neuter] (Romanian), semn de înmulțire [neuter] (Romanian), знак умноже́ния (znak umnožénija) [masculine] (Russian), multiplikationstecken [neuter] (Swedish), tanda ng palaramihan (Tagalog), çarpı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-multiplication_sign-en-noun-C2mfLZ94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "symbol denoting multiplication",
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      "sense": "symbol denoting multiplication",
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      "sense": "symbol denoting multiplication",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "tanda ng palaramihan"
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