grid method

English

Etymology

grid + method, from the visual representation of the multiplication process resembling a grid or table.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɹɪd ˈmɛθəd/

Noun

grid method (uncountable)

  1. (mathematics) A visual approach to the multiplication of polynomials through the use of a grid-like structure to represent the multiplicand terms
    Tom always used the grid method for expanding brackets.
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