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What is the noun for addition?

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addition
  1. (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
  2. Anything that is added.
  3. (uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
  4. (music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
  5. (law) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely, as in "John Doe, Esq.", "Robert Dale, Mason", "Thomas Way, of New York".
  6. (heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to abatement.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “This classic snack can be varied with the addition of thinly sliced smoked chicken or turkey and avocado.”
      “You will find the electric drill to be a useful addition to your toolbox.”
      “The two units added together make two by reason of the addition.”
addendum
  1. Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.
  2. A postscript.
  3. (engineering) The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The cover has changed, the map of Egypt is missing, and additions and corrections have been placed as an addendum on page 205 instead of directly in the text.”
      “I also respectfully request that my answer be included in the record of this hearing as a final addendum to my testimony.”
      “The document is now at two pages and is lengthening with each addendum.”
additionality
  1. The property of being additional.
  2. (economics) Net positive difference that results from economic development intervention. The extent to which an activity (and associated outputs, outcomes and impacts) is larger in scale, at a higher quality, takes place quicker, takes place at a different location, or takes place at all as a result of intervention. Additionality measures the net result, taking account of deadweight, leakage, displacement, substitution and economic multipliers.
  3. Examples:
    1. “The Commission had repeatedly tried to insist on additionality as a principle for structural fund expenditure.”
      “I don't know if they really understand additionality, but I do know that they don't really care about additionality.”
      “The report said there was a need to force member states to comply with the so-called additionality rule more rigorously.”
additive
  1. A substance added to another substance or product for its ability to alter its properties
  2. (grammar) a word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The world's other major biofuel is ethanol, a form of alcohol already widely used as a fuel additive.”
      “This product is widely used in processed foods as an additive for sweetness.”
      “The dark miso, which is a fermented soybean product, is used as a delicious additive for soups.”
adder
  1. Someone who or something which performs arithmetic addition; a machine for adding numbers.
  2. Something which adds or increases.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “John, a math enthusiast, was known amongst his peers as a skilled adder due to his ability to quickly solve complex addition problems.”
      “It measures time by what Hillis calls a serial-bit adder, a highly accurate binary digital-mechanical system he invented.”
      “Note that multiplication is done using a SINGLE full bit adder, with the carry bit and output fed back in as feedback loops.”
addend
  1. (mathematics) Any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
  2. (organic chemistry) A moiety added to another molecule.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Please provide the required addend for the math problem so we can complete the equation.”
adder
  1. (obsolete) Any snake.
  2. A name loosely applied to various snakes more or less resembling the viper; a viper.
    1. (chiefly Britain) A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera
    2. The puff adders, of Africa (genus Bitis).
    3. (US, Canada) Any of several small nonvenomous snakes resembling adders
    4. Certain venomous snakes resembling other adders
    5. A sea stickleback or adder fish (Spinachia spinachia).
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  4. Examples:
    1. “John, a math enthusiast, was known amongst his peers as a skilled adder due to his ability to quickly solve complex addition problems.”
      “It measures time by what Hillis calls a serial-bit adder, a highly accurate binary digital-mechanical system he invented.”
      “Note that multiplication is done using a SINGLE full bit adder, with the carry bit and output fed back in as feedback loops.”
add
  1. (computer science) An act or instance of adding.
  2. (video game) An additional enemy that joined the fight after the primary target.
additivity
  1. (uncountable) The property of being additive
  2. (countable) The extent to which something is additive
  3. Examples:
    1. “To understand the differences in properties of larger molecules, the additivity of intermolecular interactions becomes important.”
      “Predictive model assumptions are usually linearity, additivity, and distribution.”
      “The amorphous nature of PET was confirmed by density measurements of pure PET, LLDPE, and the blends because the density of the blends was close but below additivity.”
addibility
  1. The quantity of being addible; capability of addition.
additament
  1. An addition, or a thing added. Fuller.
  2. Examples:
    1. “In case an additament be employed, what that is, and in what proportion it is added?”
      “An Aqua regis may also be drawn from nitrous earths by the force of fire only, without the help of any additament.”
      “Corrosive Sublimate may also be made only by mixing Mercury with Sea-salt, without any additament.”
addability
  1. Alternative spelling of addibility
additiveness
  1. The quality of being additive.
additional
additionalities
  1. plural of additionality
additaments
  1. plural of additament
additionals
  1. plural of additional
additivities
  1. plural of additivity
addenda
  1. plural of addendum
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Man, you can be annoying with your interpolations, addenda, corrigenda, whatever.”
      “For those of you who haven't read the Act itself, the document is a fragmented mess of addenda, revisions, and additions to the U.S. Civil Code.”
      “He tackles his subject in six chapters supplemented by addenda from other scholars.”
addendums
  1. plural of addendum
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Gears have addendums and dedendums that are the amount of tooth above and below the pitch line.”
      “Instead it gets bogged down in motions and amendments, addendums and deliverances, overtures and the like.”
      “He knew how I hated a talkative person, and yet he stampedes into the conversation with his amendments and addendums of syntax.”
additions
  1. plural of addition
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The action plan should be reassessed annually in order to make adjustments and additions.”
      “For those of you who haven't read the Act itself, the document is a fragmented mess of addenda, revisions, and additions to the U.S. Civil Code.”
      “The additions of Edgardo Alfonzo, Ray Durham, Jose Cruz Jr. and Marquis Grissom likely will amount to a wash.”
additives
  1. plural of additive
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  3. Examples:
    1. “They are said to contain no additives, preservatives, sweeteners, or salt and are free of wheat, corn and soy.”
      “Natural additives like beer or lemon juice add benefits like body or shine.”
      “Traditionally, tubing made from plastics with colorants, radiopaque materials, and other additives requires compounding before it is extruded.”
addends
  1. plural of addend
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Indeed, the sum is a polygon whose vertices are obtained as the sums of vertices of the addends.”
      “The width of the sum in any direction equals the sum of widths of the addends in that direction.”
      “The children then call out the addends — make that the numbers — in unison.”
adders
  1. plural of adder
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The mating system and spacing pattern of adders largely agree with those of sand lizards.”
      “This part of the National Park is home to some of the rarest creatures in the country such as adders, otters, goshawks and water vole.”
      “He said it was an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to injure or kill grass and smooth snakes, slow worms and adders.”
adds
  1. plural of add
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