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/ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv/
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AE1 D AH0 T IH0 V
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AE1 D IH0 T IH0 V
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Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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That is distributive over addition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
Topics: mathematics, sciences
Examples
Matrix multiplication is additive, in that M#92;vecv#43;M#92;vecw#61;M(#92;vecv#43;#92;vecw).
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Whose operator is identified as addition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: group-theory, mathematics, sciences
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It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group.
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Pertaining to chemical addition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Of or pertaining to genes (or the interaction etc. of such genes) which govern the same trait and whose effects work together on the phenotype.
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Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Oil may be used as an additive in gasoline to improve the lubrication of a small engine.
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Synonyms: temper
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A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor.
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Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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characterized or produced by addition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: subtractive
designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
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Synonyms: linear
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something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
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Broader terms: addition, add-on, improver
Narrower terms: adjuvant, food additive, artificial additive
From Late Latin additivus, from the participial stem of Latin addere (“to add”).
Across languages
Translations 50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Danish :
additiv
— math: that can be added
Finnish :
additiivinen
— math: that can be added
Māori :
tāpiripiri
— math: that can be added
Polish :
addytywny
— math: that can be added
Russian :
аддити́вный
(additívnyj)
— math: that can be added
Finnish :
additiivinen
— math: that is distributive over addition
French :
additif
— math: that is distributive over addition
Polish :
addytywny
— math: that is distributive over addition
Polish :
addytywny
— genetics
Asturian :
aditivu
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Bulgarian :
доба́вка
(dobávka)
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Catalan :
additiu
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Chinese Mandarin :
添加劑 /添加剂
(tiānjiājì)
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Czech :
aditivum
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Danish :
tilsætning
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Danish :
tilsætningsstof
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Danish :
additiv
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Esperanto :
aldonaĵo
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Estonian :
lisaaine
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Finnish :
lisäaine
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
French :
additif
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Galician :
aditivo
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
German :
Zusatzstoff
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
German :
Zusatz
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
German :
Additiv
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Hebrew :
תּוֹסָף
(tosaf)
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Hungarian :
adalék
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Hungarian :
adalékanyag
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Italian :
additivo
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Japanese :
添加剤
(tenkazai)
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Norwegian Bokmål :
tilsetning
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Norwegian Bokmål :
tilsetningsstoff
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Norwegian Nynorsk :
tilsetning
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Norwegian Nynorsk :
tilsetjingsstoff
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Persian :
ادیتیو
(aditiv)
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Persian :
افزودنی
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Polish :
dodatek
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Portuguese :
aditivo
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Russian :
присадка
(prisadka)
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Russian :
доба́вка
(dobávka)
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Russian :
добавле́ние
(dobavlénije)
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Russian :
дополне́ние
(dopolnénije)
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Serbo-Croatian :
дода́так
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Serbo-Croatian :
при̑мјеса
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Serbo-Croatian :
придодатак
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Serbo-Croatian :
dodátak
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Serbo-Croatian :
prȋmjesa
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Serbo-Croatian :
pridodatak
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Spanish :
aditivo
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
Swedish :
tillsats
— substance added to another substance to produce certain properties
