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Re: I think Omitting the multiplication sign is a big mistake

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  • Subject: [mg120313] Re: I think Omitting the multiplication sign is a big mistake
  • From: David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk>
  • Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:14:49 -0400 (EDT)
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On 15/07/2011 09:09, Murray Eisenberg wrote:
> With current versions of Mathematica, of course, you get a
> multiplication sign between adjacent numbers by default. And it's a
> "real" multiplication sign -- the kind that looks like an x (no serifs)
> -- and not the computerese * symbol.
>

I don't see that explicit multiplication sign - certainly not on the 
default notebook that opens when you start Mathematica. However, I know 
I have seen it somewhere - do you know how to turn it on?

David Bailey
http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk



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