Why you use asterisk symbol instead of multiplication symbol in computer language?

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2026-04-05 01:15

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Because there is no specific multiply sign other than a "x", which is used in algebraic equations and it would get confusing. Since an asterisk looks sort of like an x and has no other use in math, they used that instead.

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