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Times

Usage

x*y*z, x y z or x y z represents a product of terms.


Notes

• The character  is entered as AliasIndicator*AliasIndicator or \[Times]. It is not the same as \[Cross].
Times has attributes Flat, Orderless and OneIdentity.
• The default value for arguments of Times, as used in x_. patterns, is 1.
Times[ ] is taken to be 1.
Times[x] is x.
0 x evaluates to 0, but 0.0 x is left unchanged.
• Unlike other functions, Times applies built-in rules before user-defined ones. As a result, it is not possible to make definitions such as 2*2=5.
• See Section 1.1.1.
• New in Version 1; modified in 3.


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