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cross-multiplies

cross-multiplies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross-multiply.

Meaning of 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 3#47;5#61;x#47;2 yields 3#92;times2#61;5x.

Questions about cross-multiplies

What is cross-multiplies the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cross-multiplies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cross-multiply.

Words near cross-multiplies in the dictionary

  1. cross-members
  2. cross-modal
  3. cross-multiplication
  4. cross-multiplications
  5. cross-multiplied
  6. cross-multiplies
  7. cross-multiply
  8. cross-multiplying
  9. cross-national
  10. cross-origin
  11. cross-over

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