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multiplication sign

either of two signs (× or ·) used to indicate that the preceding number or quantity is to be multiplied by the following number or quantity (Ex.: 8×4=32 or 2a·a=2a)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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