×

See also: Appendix:Variations of "x"

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

×

1. (arithmetic) multiplication.

   7 × 8 = 56

2. (set theory, category theory) Cartesian product, categorical product.

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

3. (linear algebra) Vector product, cross product.

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

4. Representing the hybridization between two different taxa.
5. 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

• (multiplication): ·, *

Antonyms

• (multiplication): ÷

Related terms

• (vector): ·

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Chinese

Particle

1. Used to refer to something not specified. Usually read as 某 (mǒu). Example: 王×.
2. Used to replace offensive characters.

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Italian

Symbol

×

1. The multiplication sign, read per.
2. A symbol sometimes used to stand for the preposition per.

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Japanese

Symbol

×(ばつ) or ×(バツ) 

1. incorrect answer

×(ペケ) 

1. impossibility, futility

Antonyms

• ✓(チェックマーク) (chekkumāku, “check mark”)
• (correct answer):, ○(まるじるし) (marujirushi) 丸(まる)印(じるし) (marujirushi)

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Russian

Symbol

×

1. multiplication sign, usually read as умно́жить (umnóžitʹ).