Look up: addition

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   addition
   [n] - a quantity that is added 2. [n] - a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area 3. [n] - a component that is added to something to improve it 4. [n] - the act of adding one thing to another
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   Addition
   Symbol : +The operation of finding the sum of two or more quantities. In arithmetic, addition is commutative, i.e. , and associative, .The identity element is 0, i.e. .
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   addition
   (1) Refers to addition reaction or addition transformation. (2) Loosely, the formation of an adduct. (For an example, see Lewis acid.) (3) Loosely, any association or attachment.
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   Addition
   Polymerization reaction in which no byproducts are formed.
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   addition
   operation consisting in adding a definite amount of one or more material to a charge or a bath of metal Category: Iron and steel industries
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   Addition
   An alteration to an existing building that increases conditioned space.
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   Addition
   Ad·di'tion noun [ French addition , Latin additio , from addere to add.] 1. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution . 'This endless addition or addibility of numbers.' Locke. 2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building. 3. ( ...
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   addition
   1. The act of adding two or more things together; opposed to subtraction or diminution. 'This endless addition or addibility of numbers.' ... 2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building. ... 3. <mathematics> That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers. ... 4. A dot at the right side of a note a ...
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   addition
   noun a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
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    addition
    add-on noun a component that is added to something to improve it; `the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement`; `the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor`
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    addition
    increase noun a quantity that is added; `there was an addition to property taxes this year`; `they recorded the cattle`s gain in weight over a period of weeks`
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    addition
    noun the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; `the summation of four and three gives seven`; `four plus three equals seven`
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    Addition
    `Addition` is the mathematical operation of combining or adding two numbers to obtain an equal simple amount or total. Addition also provides a model for related processes such as joining two collections of objects into one collection. Repeated addition of the number one is the most basic form of counting. Performing addition is one of the simplest numerical tasks, accessible to infants as young as five months and even some animals.
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    Addition
    • (n.) The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution. • (n.) Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building. • (n.) That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers. • (n.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be ...
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    addition
    (from the article `arithmetic`) ...objects. The number is called the sum of and ; and each of the latter is called a summand. The operation of forming the sum is called addition, ... ...of 2; this gives rise to the mixed quantity 3 + 2/5. The fractional parts are thus always less than one, and their arithmetic is described through ......
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    addition
    addition (ad DISH uhn) 1. Something added; mathematical summation: 'Addition is usually taught before subtraction.' 2. Adding, including, embracing; joining, annexing, appending: 'The addition of a baby to the household changed our lives.' 3. Increase, enlargement, extra, augmentation: 'The addition in cost over last year’s tuition is $5...
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    addition
    
    1. a component that is added to something to improve it
    2. the act of adding one thing to another
    3. something added to what you have already
    4. a quantity that is added
    5. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
    6. the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
    
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    addition
    addition, fundamental operation of arithmetic, denoted by +. In counting, a+b represents the number of items in the union of two collections having no common members (disjoint sets), having respectively a and b members. In geometry a+b might, for example, represent the area of the union of two disjo...
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