×

Character	×
Unicode name	MULTIPLICATION SIGN
Codepoint	U+00D7
Ö ← Latin-1 Supplement →  Ø

See also Appendix:Variations of "x"

Translingual

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

The × symbol is usually read as "times".

Symbol

×

1. multiplication.

   7 × 8 = 56

2. Cartesian product

   {1,2} × {3,4} = {(1,3),(1,4),(2,3),(2,4)}

3. vector Cross product

   (1,2,5) × (3,4,−1) = (−22, 16, − 2)

4. Representing the hybridization between two different taxa.

Synonyms

• (multiplication): ·, *

Related terms

• (vector): ·

---

Italian

Symbol

×

1. A symbol sometimes used to stand for the Italian word per.

---

Japanese

Symbol

× (hiragana ばつ, katakana バツ, romaji batsu)

1. ×: incorrect answer

× (katakana ペケ, romaji peke)

1. ×: impossibility, futility

Antonyms

• ✓ (チェックマーク) (“check mark”)
• (correct answer): 丸印 (まるじるし)
• (correct answer): ○ (まるじるし)

---

Russian

Symbol

×

1. multiplication sign, usually read as умножить (umnóžit’).