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\[Times]
Unicode: 00D7.
Alias:
Esc
*
Esc
.
Infix operator with built-in evaluation rules.
x
y
is by default interpreted as
Times
[
x
,
y
]
, which is equivalent to
x
y
or
x
*
y
.
Not the same as
\[Cross]
.
\[Times]
represents ordinary multiplication, while
\[Cross]
represents vector cross product.
\[Times]
is drawn larger than
\[Cross]
.
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\[Star]
\[CircleTimes]
\[Divide]
\[Wedge]
\[Cross]
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y is by default interpreted as Times[x, y], which is equivalent to x y or x*y. 
