additive
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin additivus, from the participial stem of Latin addere (“to add”).
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additive (comparative more additive, superlative most additive)
- (mathematics) Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
- (mathematics, of a function, etc.) Distributive over addition.
- Matrix multiplication is additive in that
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- Matrix multiplication is additive in that
- (algebra) Having addition as an operator.
- It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group.
- (chemistry) Pertaining to chemical addition.
- (genetics) Describing 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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additive (plural additives)
- A substance added to another substance or product for its ability to alter its properties.
- Oil may be used as an additive in gasoline to improve the lubrication of a small engine.
[edit] Translations
substance altering another substance
[edit] External links
- additive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- additive in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
additive f.
- feminine plural form of additivo
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