"FOIL" meaning in English

See FOIL in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Acronym of first outer inner last or similar. Etymology templates: {{acronym|en|first outer inner last}} Acronym of first outer inner last Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} FOIL
  1. (mnemonic) An acronym for the algorithm for multiplying two binomials. Tags: mnemonic Categories (topical): Algebra
    Sense id: en-FOIL-en-name-4SKuFTwn Disambiguation of Algebra: 88 12 Categories (other): English mnemonics, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English mnemonics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 81 19 Disambiguation of English mnemonics: 93 7

Verb

Forms: FOILs [present, singular, third-person], FOILing [participle, present], FOILed [participle, past], FOILed [past]
Etymology: Acronym of first outer inner last or similar. Etymology templates: {{acronym|en|first outer inner last}} Acronym of first outer inner last Head templates: {{en-verb}} FOIL (third-person singular simple present FOILs, present participle FOILing, simple past and past participle FOILed)
  1. (transitive) To apply the FOIL algorithm to. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-FOIL-en-verb-VJZ6hP7F

Inflected forms

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