×
See also: Appendix:Variations of "x"
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Translingual
Pronunciation
In English, the × symbol is usually read as times, but also as x (/eks/), timesed by, multiplied by or simply by (as in 4x4 or 2x4).
Symbol
×
- (arithmetic) multiplication.
- 7 × 8 = 56
- (set theory, category theory) Cartesian product, categorical product.
- {1,2} × {3,4} = {(1,3),(1,4),(2,3),(2,4)}
- (linear algebra) Vector product, cross product.
- (1,2,5) × (3,4,−1) = (−22, 16, − 2)
- Representing the hybridization between two different taxa.
- Times. (Often written x.)
- 2× as much soap as a regular bottle!
- 2011, Dmitry Telnov, Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea: Volume 1 (→ISBN), page 204:
- Apikalglied nicht besonders lang, beim Männchen etwa doppelt so lang wie das vorletzte Glied. [...] Beine lang und schlank. Das Basalglied der Hintertarsen 1,3× so lang wie die restlichen Glieder zusammen.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:×.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (multiplication): ÷
Related terms
- (vector): ·
Chinese
Particle
- Used to refer to something not specified. Usually read as 某 (mǒu). Example: 王×.
- Used to replace offensive characters.
Italian
Symbol
×
- The multiplication sign, read per.
- A symbol sometimes used to stand for the preposition per.
Japanese
Symbol
× or ×
- incorrect answer
×
Antonyms
Russian
Symbol
×
- multiplication sign, usually read as умно́жить (umnóžitʹ).