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Meaning of "multiplication sign" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MULTIPLICATION SIGN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MULTIPLICATION SIGN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Multiplication sign is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MULTIPLICATION SIGN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Multiplication sign

The multiplication sign or times sign is the symbol ×. The symbol is similar to the lowercase letter x but is a more symmetric saltire, and has different uses. It is also known as St. Andrew's Cross and dimension sign, or into sign.

Definition of multiplication sign in the English dictionary

The definition of multiplication sign in the dictionary is the symbol ×, placed between numbers to be multiplied, as in 3 × 4 × 5 = 60.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MULTIPLICATION SIGN

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multiplicational
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WORDS THAT END LIKE MULTIPLICATION SIGN

air sign
birth sign
call sign
design
dollar sign
earth sign
equal sign
equals sign
Indian sign
minus sign
negative sign
neon sign
peace sign
plus sign
pound sign
road sign
star sign
stop sign
sun sign
traffic sign
warning sign

Synonyms and antonyms of multiplication sign in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «multiplication sign» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MULTIPLICATION SIGN

Find out the translation of multiplication sign to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of multiplication sign from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «multiplication sign» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乘号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

signo de multiplicación
570 millions of speakers

English

multiplication sign
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुणन साइन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

علامة الضرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

знак умножения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinal de multiplicação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুণ চিহ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

signe de multiplication
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanda pendaraban
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Multiplikationszeichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乗算記号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곱셈 기호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tandha ping pindho
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dấu nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருக்கல் அடையாளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुणाकार चिन्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çarpma işareti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segno di moltiplicazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znak mnożenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знак множення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semn de multiplicare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύμβολο του πολλαπλασιασμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maalteken
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

multiplikationstecken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

multiplikasjonstegnet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of multiplication sign

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTIPLICATION SIGN»

The term «multiplication sign» is normally little used and occupies the 128.561 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MULTIPLICATION SIGN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about multiplication sign

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MULTIPLICATION SIGN»

Discover the use of multiplication sign in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to multiplication sign and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Year 2 teaching guide
Point to the multiplication sign and tell children that it is the sign that means lots of , times, multiplied. Put out 3 lots of 3 pencils. How many pencils altogether? 3 threes are 9. Write it on the board. Three multiplied by three is equal to 9. Write 3 x ...
‎2002
2
InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign
The multiplication or dimension sign is its own character, more symmetrical than a lowercase x. It's available in the Symbol font or in OpenType fonts. To access the multiplication sign, filter your view in the Glyphs panel to show Math Symbols.
Nigel French, 2010
3
Algebra the Easy Way
"Leaving out the multiplication sign only works when you're multiplying two letters , or when you're multiplying a number times a letter," he admitted. We were finally all convinced that we should accept the king's plan. It later helped us a lot ...
Douglas Downing, 2003
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS3: The Professional Portfolio
This is the hyphen you are replacing in Step 6. 7. Save the changes to typography.html and continue to the next exercise. Insert Special CrinRnacRs Mrnurllv The multiplication sign is a seldom-used character, and it doesn't even appear in ...
Kendra/Poyssick, 2008
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Step-by-step Maths: Year 7
Expressions in algebra look like this: 3 + a, 3 x a, a - b, 3a •*• 4, 3 + x + y, 5 - 2x In algebra we leave out the multiplication sign when we want to multiply something, so 3 x a is written as 3a and a x b is written as ab. We also use the word ...
Vivienne P. Joannou, 2006
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Computation Review
2 X 5 = 10 The sign for multiplication is X. It is called the multiplication sign. A multiplication sign tells you to multiply the numbers on both sides of the sign. The answer in a multiplication problem follows the equals sign (=). The answer can also ...
Robert Taggart, 2000
7
Targeting Maths for Victoria: Year 2 : Teaching Guide
Point to the multiplication sign and tell children that it is the sign that means lots of , times, multiplied. Put out 3 lots of 3 pencils. How many pencils altogether? 3 threes are 9. Write it on the board. Three multiplied by three is equal to 9. Write 3 x ...
Judy Tertini, 2006
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Lessons for Extending Multiplication: Grades 4-5
Students may show this lack of understanding by drawing one group of eight objects, then placing a multiplication sign and drawing a second group of seven objects, as shown in Joaquin's work. When this occurs, it is important to help ...
Maryann Wickett, Marilyn Burns, 2001
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The Manual of Scientific Style: A Guide for Authors, ...
6.2.8 Multiplication 6.2.8.1 Multiplication Sign i. Standard multiplication. If a multiplication sign is to be explicitly included to signify the product of any mathematical object with a number, variable, function, or any mathematical expression ...
Harold Rabinowitz, Suzanne Vogel, 2009
10
Shortcut Algebra I: A Quick and Easy Way to Increase Your ...
One reason for this is that since the letter x is used as a variable quite a lot, it gets confusing when you also use a multiplication sign that looks like the letter x. So instead of writing the expression 3 × y + 5, we can write 3y + 5. When we multiply  ...
Andrew Marx, Kaplan, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MULTIPLICATION SIGN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term multiplication sign is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gmail vs. Outlook: Which Is The Right Email Service For You?
Gmail with the multiplication sign in option and IMPA support offers better security and accounts feature than Outlook from Microsoft. «Siusto Markets, Jul 15»
2
This 1958 Fortune article introduced the world to John Nash and his …
The reason becomes clear when a is interpreted as a statement, the plus sign as “or,” and the multiplication sign as “and.” Thus, for example ... «Fortune, May 15»
3
Kxng Crooked Goes Hard Over a Beat That Recalls Vintage Dr. Dre …
People ask me, “Why the X instead of the I?” Well, the X symbolizes the Roman numeral 10 and it's also the multiplication sign. So, I'm really ... «Ambrosia For Heads, Apr 15»
4
Deforestation destroys watershed in Khanh Hoa province
According to H, forest rangers have marked several areas with a red multiplication sign to prevent people from entering and burning trees. «VietNamNet Bridge, Nov 14»
5
Kxng Crooked Says You Shouldn't Censor Eminem, Reveals Sex …
People ask me, “Why the X instead of the I?” Well, the X symbolizes the Roman numeral 10 and it's also the multiplication sign. So, I'm really ... «MTV.com, Nov 14»
6
Exercise your rights against errant shops, shoppers told by Case
It is good practice to ask questions about what is printed on invoices - such as mathematical symbols like the multiplication sign - and what it ... «The Straits Times, Nov 14»
7
Wrapping Up the 2014 Crossword Contest
The letter X is used to make a multiplication sign or “times sign,” so it seemed appropriate to use that letter, using the grid numbers themselves ... «New York Times, Oct 14»
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SEEKING ONE'S INNER SELF
“Since we think of many things, there is the multiplication sign in the backdrop. At times we try to try to memorise phone numbers, At times we try ... «The Daily Star, Oct 14»
9
A Universal Set of Icons That Mashes Up Chinese and Western Ideas
Some make more sense than others: at first glance, it's hard to see why a division sign stands for 'public' when an X-shaped multiplication sign ... «Wired, Oct 14»
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Ed Sheeran Shares 'X' Tracklisting on Instagram [PHOTO]
Look at us, analyzing Ed's track listing for 'X,' which is a reference to the multiplication sign and like 'multiply, not a “kiss” or “marking the spot” ... «PopCrush, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Multiplication sign [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/multiplication-sign>. May 2024 ».
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