"cross-multiply" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cross-multiplies [present, singular, third-person], cross-multiplying [participle, present], cross-multiplied [participle, past], cross-multiplied [past]
Etymology: cross- + multiply Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cross|multiply}} cross- + multiply Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-cross-multiply-en-verb-T5STzb56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-

Inflected forms

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