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FOIL
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foil
English
thumb|Multiplying two binomials using the FOIL method
Etymology
en first outer inner last or similar.
Pronunciation
See foil
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-FOIL.wav US
Proper noun
en mnemonic An acronym for the algorithm for multiplying two binomials.
Further reading
FOIL method
Verb
en transitive To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
Anagrams
en filo Filo LIFO filo lo-fi lofi
en mnemonics
en Algebra