Addition

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Definition of the noun addition

What does addition mean as a name of something?

noun - plural: additions

1. a component that is added to something to improve it
   • examples: the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement | the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor
   • lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
   • synonyms of addition: add-on / improver
   • more generic words: component / constituent / element = an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up
   • more specific words:
     • additive = something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
     • afterthought = an addition that was not included in the original plan
     • extension / annexe / annex / wing = an addition that extends a main building
     • attachment = a supplementary part or accessory
     • elongation / extension = an addition to the length of something
2. the act of adding one thing to another
   • examples: the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect | the addition of a leap day every four years
   • lexical domain: Acts - nouns denoting acts or actions
   • antonym: subtraction
   • more generic words: increase / step-up = the act of increasing something
   • more specific words:
     • retrofit = the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured
     • fluoridisation / fluoridization / fluoridation = the addition of a fluoride to the water supply
3. a quantity that is added
   • example: there was an addition to property taxes this year
   • lexical domain: Quantities - nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
   • synonyms of addition: gain / increase
   • more generic term: indefinite quantity = an estimated quantity
   • more specific word: accretion = something contributing to growth or increase
4. something added to what you already have
   • example: he was a new addition to the staff
   • lexical domain: Possessions - nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
   • synonym of addition: accession
   • more generic word: acquisition = something acquired
5. a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
   • lexical domain: Locations - nouns denoting spatial position
   • more generic terms: suburb / suburban area / suburbia = a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
6. the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers
   • lexical domain: Acts - nouns denoting acts or actions
   • synonyms of addition: plus / summation
   • more generic term: arithmetic operation = a mathematical operation involving numbers

Music

"Addition" is a musical single of DJ Ed.

• released in 1997 (18 years ago)

Miscellanea

1. Addition is a mathematical operation that represents the total amount of objects together in a collection. It is signified by the plus sign. For example, in the picture on the right, there are 3 + 2 apples—meaning three apples and two apples together, which is a total of 5 apples. Therefore, 3 + 2 = 5. Besides counting fruits, addition can also represent combining other physical and abstract quantities using different kinds of objects: negative numbers, fractions, irrational numbers, vectors, decimals, functions, matrices and more.
2. Addition: A seven-card-stud variant, in which number cards can be 'added' together to form cards of the resulting rank. If the two cards used are of the same suit, the new card has that suit; otherwise it is unsuited. Cards are combined before selecting 5 cards for a hand.

Phrases with Addition

Phrases starting with the word Addition:

1. addition reaction
2. Addition Polymerization

Phrases ending with the word Addition:

1. In Addition
2. matrix addition

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Addition

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The Scholar's Arithmetic, Or, Federal Accountant... (1825)

by Daniel Adams

COMPOUND ADDITION is the adding of numbers which consist of articles of different value, as pounds, shillings, pence, and farthings, called different denominations; the operations are to be regulated by the value et the articles, which must ...

Trigonometry (2016)

by CTI Reviews

Addition is a mathematical operation that represents combining collections of objects together into a larger collection.

The Scholar's Arithmetic (1812)

Or Federal Account by Daniel Adams

Coliigottlit, oùùition, --wro:: “Ho ; : or -- COMPOUND ADDITION is the adding of numbers, which consist of articles of different value, as pounds, shillings, pence, and farthings, called different denominations ; the operations are to be regulated ...

Algebra 1 (2016)

Mathematics, Algebra by CTI Reviews

Addition is a mathematical operation that represents the total amount of objects together in a collection.

Math, Grade 1 (2015)

Addition Putting numbers together is called addition.

The scholar's arithmetic; Federal accountant ... (1816)

by Daniel Adams

COMPOUND ADDITION is the adding of numbers which consist ot Articles of different value, as pounds, shillings, pence, and farthings, called different denominations ; the operations are to be regulated by the value of the articles, which must ...

Genetic Disorders and the Fetus (2011)

Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment by Aubrey Milunsky, Jeff M. Milunsky

The second addition is the chapter that is focused on the social, legal and ...

Math Workbook, Grade 1 (2015)

by Brighter Child, Carson-Dellosa Publishing

Addition Putting numbers together is called addition.

Integrated Circuit and System Design. Power and Timing Modeling, Optimization and Simulation (2005)

15th International Workshop, PATMOS 2005, Leuven, Belgium, September 21-23, 2005, Proceedings by Vassilis Paliouras, Johan Vounckx, Diederik Verkest

Addition is the most important operation in data processing and its speed has a significant impact on the overall performance of digital circuits. Therefore, many techniques have been proposed for fast adder design. An asynchronous ...

Mental Health Nursing (2004)

A South African Perspective by L. R. Uys, Lyn Middleton

An important addition is the inclusion of references to the Essential Drug List, which governs the prescription of medications in the public sector. Another incorporates the move, internationally, towards evidence-based practice, which is ...

English Synonyms Explained (1893)

In Alphabetical Order, with Copius Illustrations and Examples Drawn from the Best Writers by George Crabb

Addition is an intentional mode of increasing : accession is an accidental mode : one thing is added to another, and thereby increased , but an accession takes place of itself; it is the coming or joining of one thing to another so as to increase ...

Dictionary of Translation Studies (2014)

by Mark Shuttleworth

®addition. of clauses orphrases, deletionofclauses orphrases, and radicalchange of meaning ̄ (1989:169, emphasis original).Seealso GENERALIZATION, INTEGRAL TRANSLATION, MODIFICATION, MODULATION2, and SPECIFICATION.

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Quotes about Addition

But pain... seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead is quite painless. Pain, like time, is going to come on regardless. Question is, what glorious moments can you win from life in addition to the pain? (Lois McMaster Bujold)
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Scrabble value of A₁D₂D₂I₁T₁I₁O₁N₁

The value of this 8-letter word is 10 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.

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