• the_beber@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    \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.

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      6 months ago

      or *, if I want to write it explicitly and have no convolution in the expression

      But why

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        6 months ago

        ‘*’ is commonly used for multiplication in computer programming, so it’s probably that. Also in your calculator app