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† In some contexts, an unpaired asterisk or dagger may not refer to a footnote, and thus not constitute a mystery. Examples include programming languages and mathematical expressions using asterisks such as for the multiplication operator, and dates of birth and death which are sometimes indicated with an asterisk or dagger respectively.
 
† In some contexts, an unpaired asterisk or dagger may not refer to a footnote, and thus not constitute a mystery. Examples include programming languages and mathematical expressions using asterisks such as for the multiplication operator, and dates of birth and death which are sometimes indicated with an asterisk or dagger respectively.
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I suspect that in the cases described in the sentence above, the sign is actually a cross, instead of a dagger. (Yes, the dagger came to represent death because it resembles a cross. However, in these cases it is still the same typographical symbol. See the Wikipedia article. (This is an article, not a talk page. {{User:PoolloverNathan/Signature}} 15:48, 8 December 2022 (UTC)))
  
 
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