additive
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ɪ noun
1.
something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint.
2.
Nutrition.
a.
Also called food additive. a substance added directly to food during processing, as for preservation, coloring, or stabilization.
b.
something that becomes part of food or affects it as a result of packaging or processing, as debris or radiation.
adjective
3.
characterized or produced by addition; cumulative: an additive process.
4.
Mathematics. (of a function) having the property that the function of the union or sum of two quantities is equal to the sum of the functional values of each quantity; linear.
Related forms
ad·di·tive·ly, adverb
in·ter·ad·di·tive, adjective
sub·ad·di·tive, adjective
sub·ad·di·tive·ly, adverb
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| a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, the operator |
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additive (ˈædɪtɪv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized or produced by addition; cumulative |
| —n | |
| 2. | any substance added to something to improve it, prevent deterioration, etc |
| 3. | short for food additive |
| [C17: from Late Latin additīvus, from addere to | |
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Word Origin & History
additive
1690s, adj., "tending to be added," from L. additivus "added, annexed," from pp. stem of addere (see addition). Noun meaning "something that is added" to a chemical solution or food product is recorded from 1945.
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Medical Dictionary
additive ad·di·tive (ād'ĭ-tĭv)
n.
A substance added in small amounts to something else to improve, strengthen, or otherwise alter it.
ad'di·tive adj.
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Science Dictionary
| additive (ād'ĭ-tĭv) Pronunciation Key
Noun A substance added in small amounts to something else to improve, strengthen, or otherwise alter it. Additives are used for a variety of reasons. They are added to food, for example, to enhance taste or color or to prevent spoilage. They are added to gasoline to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, and to plastics to enhance molding capability. Adjective
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Computing Dictionary
additive definition
mathematicsA function f : X -> Y is additive if
for all Z <= X f (lub Z) = lub f z : z in Z
(f "preserves lubs"). All additive functions defined over cpos are continuous.
("<=" is written in LaTeX as \subseteq, "lub" as \sqcup ).
(1995-02-03)
Example sentences
These plots are measuring narrow sense heritability, which is the additive genetic variance over the phenotypic variance.
Additive claims to be the boss of sugar, benefiting.
They can also serve as a beneficial additive to gardens and compost piles.
It is not additive mathematics, more multiplicative.
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