They give us different results. The dot product produces a number, while the scalar multiplication produces a vector.
The dot method is a multiplication method used in Vedic Mathematics. It is done by multiplying the different numbers in a weird type of fashion.
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A dot stands for multiplication simply because nothing else in math is a dot. Since X is a common math variable it is not used very often anymore in because it is too confusing when the problem looks like 3x x x + x= it is very hard to decipher.
Why algebra has a different multiplication sign is because they don't want to mix up the American multiplication sign with the variable x. So they use a centered dot for algebra instead of this: x.
The dot between different numbers or symbols is used for multiplication.
At the lower levels it stands for multiplication, at more advanced levels it stands for the cross product of vector multiplication (in three or seven dimensions). The multiplication operator can also be a dot on the line ( . ), a dot above the line ( 𝆴 ), an asterisk ( * ), and probably some other symbols as well.
A dot stands for multiplication. Ways to show multiplication: 10a 10 x a 10(a) 10 *dot* a
multiplication signs: x , * , . , (Dot)
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are the x's multiplication symbols? if so, the the answer is 50
They give us different results. The dot product produces a number, while the scalar multiplication produces a vector.
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Gottfried Leibniz was the first to use the dot (.) to indicate multiplication of algebraic terms in 1686
It's called an Interpunct.
You can use the common X multiplication symbol, a dot, or use parenthesis with a coefficient next to them.