29-08-2017, 11:13 AM
An asterisk is a typographic symbol or glyph. It is named because it resembles a conventional star image. Computer scientists and mathematicians often vocalize it as a star (as, for example, in the search algorithm A * or C * -algebra). In English, an asterisk is usually five-pointed in semi-serif characters, with six points in serif characters and six or eight points when written by hand. It can be used as censorship. It is also used on the internet to correct spelling.
The asterisk is derived from the need for printers from genealogical trees in feudal times by a symbol to indicate the date of birth. The original form was of seven arms, each arm like a tear shot from the center. In computing, the asterisk is commonly used as a wildcard character, or to indicate pointers, repetition or multiplication.
The asterisk derives from the two-thousand-year-old character used by Aristarchus of Samothrace called the asterisk, ※, which he used in correcting Homeric poetry to mark lines that were duplicated. Origin Adamantius is known to have also used asteriskos to mark the missing Hebrew lines of his Hexapla. The asterisk evolved in shape over time, but its significance as a symbol used to correct the defects was maintained.
In the Middle Ages, the asterisk was used to emphasize a particular part of the text, often linking those parts of the text to a marginal commentary. However, an asterisk was not always used. One hypothesis for the origin of the asterisk is that it is derived from the five thousand year old dingir Sumerian character, although this hypothesis seems to be based only on visual appearance.
The asterisk is derived from the need for printers from genealogical trees in feudal times by a symbol to indicate the date of birth. The original form was of seven arms, each arm like a tear shot from the center. In computing, the asterisk is commonly used as a wildcard character, or to indicate pointers, repetition or multiplication.
The asterisk derives from the two-thousand-year-old character used by Aristarchus of Samothrace called the asterisk, ※, which he used in correcting Homeric poetry to mark lines that were duplicated. Origin Adamantius is known to have also used asteriskos to mark the missing Hebrew lines of his Hexapla. The asterisk evolved in shape over time, but its significance as a symbol used to correct the defects was maintained.
In the Middle Ages, the asterisk was used to emphasize a particular part of the text, often linking those parts of the text to a marginal commentary. However, an asterisk was not always used. One hypothesis for the origin of the asterisk is that it is derived from the five thousand year old dingir Sumerian character, although this hypothesis seems to be based only on visual appearance.