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Line 33: − ::Is this a suggestion for inclusion in the article or why is this in Talk page? --[[User:Belgian|Belgian]] 08:14, 3 September 2008 (EDT) − :How do you want me to rewrite it? And yes I know how to use article history, but this is a talk page. Let me give you a suggestion. Next time write HERE that you want it rewritten, not in an ''edit summary'' that no one reads. That's bad WIKI practice. --[[User:Belgian|Belgian]] 08:19, 3 September 2008 (EDT) − ::If you know how to read article history, then you '''did''' see my suggestion to rewrite it. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 08:23, 3 September 2008 (EDT) − Could you explain what is wrong with that above? More simple than that! {{unsigned|EPauper}}
Talk:Multiplication (view source)
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*Also, in [[algebra]]ic use, quantities are simply juxtaposed to indicate that they are to be multiplied:
*Also, in [[algebra]]ic use, quantities are simply juxtaposed to indicate that they are to be multiplied:
: Y = 3aX + 4bZ
: Y = 3aX + 4bZ
Please rewrite the above content, which I just now removed from the article. (Do you know how to use article history? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 08:16, 3 September 2008 (EDT))
Please rewrite the above content, which I just now removed from the article. (Do you know how to use article history? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 08:16, 3 September 2008 (EDT))
::: I don't really see anything wrong with that content. What is confusing about it? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:04, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
::: I don't really see anything wrong with that content. What is confusing about it? [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 10:04, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
::::In the UK when I was at school, a long time ago before the liberals ruined education with "modern math", it used to be the convention that X was the symbol for multiplication and x was the symbol for an unknown quantity.[[User:Malakker|Malakker]] 10:08, 3 September 2008 (EDT) (sorry, hit the wrong button first time.)[[User:Malakker|Malakker]] 10:08, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
::::In the UK when I was at school, a long time ago before the liberals ruined education with "modern math", it used to be the convention that X was the symbol for multiplication and x was the symbol for an unknown quantity.[[User:Malakker|Malakker]] 10:08, 3 September 2008 (EDT) (sorry, hit the wrong button first time.)[[User:Malakker|Malakker]] 10:08, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
:::::An asterisk * is often sometimes used for multiplication (and / for division), especially on computer systems such as Microsoft Excel, although I have also seen it in printed documents as well. I believe (although I may be wrong) that this originates from its use in early computer programming languages such as BASIC. [[User:Sideways|Sideways]] 10:39, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
:::::An asterisk * is often sometimes used for multiplication (and / for division), especially on computer systems such as Microsoft Excel, although I have also seen it in printed documents as well. I believe (although I may be wrong) that this originates from its use in early computer programming languages such as BASIC. [[User:Sideways|Sideways]] 10:39, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
::::::Yes, that should be added to the list. I actually used it in place of the dot when I was writing the above while I went and searched for the code for the "dot product" symbol. And, yes, the 'sterisk goes back at least to BASIC. I think it's mostly because the dot isn't in the basic ASCII character set (also, it's not on your keyboard...). By the way, who added the incorrect "parentheses" example at the end of the article? [[User:Human|Human]] 16:46, 3 September 2008 (EDT)
::::::Yes, that should be added to the list. I actually used it in place of the dot when I was writing the above while I went and searched for the code for the "dot product" symbol. And, yes, the 'sterisk goes back at least to BASIC. I think it's mostly because the dot isn't in the basic ASCII character set (also, it's not on your keyboard...). By the way, who added the incorrect "parentheses" example at the end of the article? [[User:Human|Human]] 16:46, 3 September 2008 (EDT)