The "dot" has several meanings in mathematics, including multiplication ( is pronounced " times "), computation of a dot product ( is pronounced " dot ").
Dot
See also
Derivative, Dot Product, Overdot, TimesExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Dot." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Dot.html