In Excel, you use the asterisk, "*". As to the name, I would just call it the "multiplication sign".
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They are called functions. Excel has a specific category or functions used to calculate statistics.
It is the multiplication operator. X is also probably the most commonly used letter for representing a variable in algebra and calculus. I was taught to always use a cursive x when representing a variable.
Multiplication
An exponent is a number that shows repeated multiplication of itself. This is a shorthand technique in Algebra. Another term used to express the same idea is square roots.
it can be used to write a multiplication sentence by flipping the numbers around