Using times word in html changes to × - Stack Overflow In programming languages we are habitual of using asterisk (*) symbol for multiplication sign I was wondering how time can map to a cross (or x alphabet symbol) symbol Then I went back to my primary class education which taught me 3 times 2 is equal to 6 (3x2=6) Small x alphabet is actual multiplication sign in mathematics
Insert times; using CSS pseudo element - Stack Overflow The escape sequence you're using does not represent the times; sign It represents U+274C CROSS MARK, which is an entirely different symbol altogether (and one that happens to be represented in emoji as well)
Why is $\infty\times 0$ indeterminate? - Mathematics Stack Exchange Your title says something else than "infinity times zero" It says "infinity to the zeroth power" It is also an indefinite form because $$\infty^0 = \exp (0\log \infty) $$ but $\log\infty=\infty$, so the argument of the exponential is the indeterminate form "zero times infinity" discussed at the beginning