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Rules
\cdot
for matrix multiplication and the dot product,\times
for cross product and nothing (or*
, if I want to write it explicitly and have no convolution in the expression) for regular multiplication.But why
'*' is commonly used for multiplication in computer programming, so it's probably that. Also in your calculator app
** for power?
^
for power.**
is usually in a programming setting (but it‘s usually a method and not an operator there.)This is the way