Editing Multiplication sign (section)

{{Short description|Mathematical symbol}}
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The '''multiplication sign''' ({{char|×}}), also known as the '''times sign''' or the '''dimension sign''', is a [[Glossary of mathematical symbols|mathematical symbol]] used to denote the operation of [[multiplication]], which results in a [[Product (mathematics)|product]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Weisstein|first=Eric W.|title=Multiplication|url=https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Multiplication.html|access-date=2020-08-26|website=mathworld.wolfram.com|language=en}}</ref> 

The symbol is also used in [[botany]], in  botanical [[hybrid name (botany)|hybrid name]]s.

The form is properly a four-fold [[Rotational symmetry|rotationally symmetric]] [[saltire]].<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/j.1949-8594.2000.tb17262.x |last=Stallings |first=L. |year=2000 |title=A Brief History of Algebraic Notation |journal=School Science and Mathematics |volume=100 |issue=5 |pages=230–235 |issn=0036-6803 }}</ref> The multiplication sign {{char|×}} is similar to a lowercase [[X]] ({{char|x}}).