| 单词 | multiplication sign |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmultiplication sign multiplication sign n. the sign × placed between two quantities to denote their multiplication (see note at sense 3a); also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical notation or symbol > [noun] > arithmetic or algebraic symbols > multiplication multiplication sign1880 1668 J. Wallis Let. 8 Sept. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) II. 494 I do not understand why the sign of multiplication × should more trouble the convenient placing of the fractions than the other signs.] 1880 Princeton Rev. 2 254 See if there is an inverse operation to that class of restriction which we denote by the multiplication sign. 1907 W. D. Eggar Elem. Algebra i. 4 When a number is written in front of a bracket without a sign following it, thus 10(6 + 5), the multiplication sign is understood, just as when we write 10a. 1908 W. Owen Let. 20 July (1967) 46 Best love, and a ‘multiplication sign’ (×) from your ever loving W. 1973 P. M. Aitchison et al. Form Two Math. vi. 67 Remember that a multiplication sign connects factors. 1991 Science 20 Dec. 1783/3 In the duration column, we have indicated multiple mice by a multiplication sign. < as lemmas |
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