cross-multiply

English

Etymology

cross- +‎ multiply

Verb

cross-multiply (third-person singular simple present cross-multiplies, present participle cross-multiplying, simple past and past participle cross-multiplied)

  1. To set the product of the extremes of a proportion equal to the product of its means.
    Cross-multiplying yields .

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