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Apologies for the use of 'x' to denote multiplication. I just figured out that I could have written as asterisk * as 3 asterisks in markdown, but it's too late

by tromp 6y ago

Apologies for the use of 'x' to denote multiplication. I just figured out that I could have written as asterisk * as 3 asterisks in markdown, but it's too late to edit my post now.

Sniffnoy 6y ago
More straightforwardly, you can escape it with a backslash, pretty sure.
- tromp 6y ago
  I tried that and it failed miserably: \* produces \
- kristianp 6y ago
  Let's try: backslash star: \* 3 stars: *. - Works if it's not the last characters of the post.