additive (noun)
1additive — ► NOUN ▪ a substance added to improve or preserve something. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or produced by addition …
2additive inverse — noun (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero; the additive inverse of 5 is +5 • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑inverse, ↑opposite * * * noun …
3additive inverse — noun Date: 1953 a number that when added to a given number gives zero < the additive inverse of 4 is 4 > compare opposite 3 …
4additive identity — noun An element of an algebraic structure, generally denoted 0, which is an identity for an additive operation (generally denoted +). That is, x + 0 = 0 + x = x for any x in the structure …
5additive inverse — noun The inverse with respect to addition; the opposite. The additive inverse of 12 is −12. Syn: negative, opposite …
6additive — I noun accrual, addendum, addition, adjunct, appurtenance, attachment, augmentation, enhancement, extension, increment, supplement II index addition, additional, bonus, codicil, cumulative ( …
7additive — noun Additive is used after these nouns: ↑food, ↑gasoline …
8additive identity — noun Date: 1953 an identity element (as 0 in the group of whole numbers under the operation of addition) that in a given mathematical system leaves unchanged any element to which it is added …
9additive operation — noun An operation, written using the symbol +, that produces the sum of two operands …
10additive function — noun A unary function that preserves the addition operation; a unary function f such that for any x and y: f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) …
