CROSS-MULTIPLICATION
cross multiply
noun Mathematics.
to remove fractions from an equation by multiplying each side by the common multiple of the denominators of the fractions of the opposite side.
Origin:
1950–55
1950–55
Related forms
cross multiplication, noun
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