See sign , multiplication . Of course it is not a dictionary query, but as it already is, we clarify that the 'multiplication sign' in mathematics is not the equis ( /x / ) but the midpoint ( // ) or a blade version ( /× / ) , and only when they are necessary to separate values and avoid confusion, since in many cases any sign is simply omitted. In programming the asterisk ( /*/ ) is used as a product operator, but it is only in that field, nor is it for mathematics. See also crossed out, checked.