Is there a way to represent an unknown operator?

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I was wondering if there was a formal or conventional method to represent an operator that has not yet been defined. I’m not talking about unary operators– I’m talking about things like addition. (+), subtraction (-), etc. I have seen people use a star symbol (★) before, but it is unclear as to whether this is of formal use or not.

Thank you in advance for your help and suggestions.