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Multiplication sign
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<p>The multiplication sign (×), also known as the times sign or the dimension sign, is a <a href="/facts/Glossary_of_mathematical_symbols/rQkbGGna">mathematical symbol</a> used to denote the operation of <a href="/facts/Multiplication/VtcUjpNv">multiplication</a>, which results in a <a href="/facts/Product_(mathematics)/aXY11nGS">product</a>. </p><p>The symbol is also used in <a href="/facts/Botany/PaIRoxnb">botany</a>, in botanical <a href="/facts/Hybrid_name_(botany)/RJUvgany">hybrid names</a>. </p><p>The form is properly a four-fold <a href="/facts/Rotational_symmetry/bpvJqcnS">rotationally symmetric</a> <a href="/facts/Saltire/5kG0mdDF">saltire</a>. The multiplication sign × is similar to a lowercase <a href="/facts/X/1qRkvAb9">X</a> (x). </p>