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cross multiply
verb
Definition of CROSS MULTIPLY
intransitive verb
: to clear an equation of fractions when each side consists of a fraction with a single denominator by multiplying the numerator of each side by the denominator of the other side and equating the two products obtained
— cross multiplication noun
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First Known Use of CROSS MULTIPLY
1951
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