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  1. When should \\cdot be used to indicate multiplication?

    Well written algebraic expressions very rarely need an explicit symbol for the multiplication, but in this case it's almost always a centered dot (\cdot). I've seen \times used to mark a multiplication when a …

  2. Making a thicker \cdot for dot product (that is thinner than \bullet)

    I'm trying to replicate the dot that my professor uses in his notes for the dot product between vectors but I am having a hard time doing so. This is what it looks like: I have tried a couple of t...

  3. symbols - Automatically use \cdot - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange

    Jan 13, 2015 · Is there a way to replace the standard multiplication symbol (*) with the one \\cdot shows? The symbol \\cdot shows looks much better for me.

  4. Which dot character to use in which context? - TeX - TeX - LaTeX Stack ...

    May 27, 2011 · The WP Dot product article uses the LaTeX \cdot character for dot products. Wikipedia shows a raised decimal point example "£21·48", which uses the "middle dot" character. Wikipedia …

  5. symbols - vertically centered dot - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange

    25 You can use \mathord{\cdot} for a centered dot with symbol-like (rather than binary operation-like) spacing.

  6. How remove the spacing around` \cdot`? - LaTeX Stack Exchange

    Sep 23, 2021 · On the other hand, writing {\cdot} effectively erases the binary operator status of \cdot (enclosing anything in braces causes the entire contents to be treated as a single ordinary symbol for …

  7. adjust $\cdot$ in math expression - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange

    (The \cdot in the numerator is already centered.) Centering the denominator term on the \cdot part may be achieved, e.g., by creating a "phantom" superscript term to the left of the first vertical bar. In the …

  8. How to change "." to \cdot automatically - LaTeX Stack Exchange

    Apr 28, 2022 · How to change "." to \cdot automatically Ask Question Asked 3 years, 9 months ago Modified 3 years, 9 months ago

  9. Is there a \bigcdot symbol in LaTeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange

    I use the \cdot symbol for concatenation of two sets as in A \cdot B. (Please correct me if this is a wrong symbol for concatenation). I would need to type a concatenation over a set of sets, using a \bigcdot …

  10. I'm using subscripts, how do I to format \cdot and [var ... - TeX

    Jul 4, 2023 · Following on from this answer My alignment of the first letters was solved. However all variables that have a subscript, have the subscripts too far down example; [x]<subscript text> …