additive

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin additivus, from the participial stem of Latin addere (“to add”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv/, [ˈæɾ.ɪ.tɪv], /ˈæd.ə.tɪv/, [ˈæɾ.ə.tɪv], [ˈæɾ.ə.ɾɪv] (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈaɖɪʈɪv/, /əɖɪˈʈɪv/ === Adjective === additive (comparative more additive, superlative most additive) (mathematics) Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added. (mathematics, of a function, etc.) That is distributive over addition. (group theory, of a group, semigroup, etc.) Whose operator is identified as addition. (chemistry) Pertaining to chemical addition. (genetics) 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. ==== Coordinate terms ==== multiplicative subtractive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== additivity ==== Translations ==== === Noun === additive (plural additives) A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance. Synonym: temper (grammar) A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor. ==== Translations ==== === References === “additive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “additive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Further reading === Additive genetic effects on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Additive polynomial on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Additive utility on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Freshman's dream on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (In which the function ƒ(x) = xn is erroneously thought to be additive.) Weakly additive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === davidite == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === additive feminine singular of additif == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === additive inflection of additiv: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ad.diˈti.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: ad‧di‧tì‧ve === Adjective === additive feminine plural of additivo