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Translingual
Symbol
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- (typography) Introduces items in a list.
- (category theory) The unique object in a category with a single object.
- (chemistry) Indicates that the chemical species is a free radical.
Usage notes
- Besides being called "bullet", it is also called "bullet point".
- The symbol is used in the IUPAC, put in the superscript form after the sign for the charge of the species (if there is any). According to this convention, it may also used in words, e.g. methyl•.
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