![]() Although I agree that all of these “bullets” could theoretically look the same (and one wouldn’t need to care about this issue at all), the semantic background can-at least to some degree-be inferred by the: Since two of the four symbols, which are subject of the discussion, are placed in Unicode Blocks named “punctuation” (see below), I would advise against using them in mathematical context. ![]() As the Unicode project seeks to determine the semantics of the glyphs rather than their graphical representation, this question is quite interesting. Because it can be confused with a multiplication sign is is not used in scientific literature any more. Decimal marker The center dot as decimal marker is only found in very old books or non-scientific literature. Chemical formula I don't know much about chemical notation (ask Joseph Wright).
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