(music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
(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".
(heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to abatement.
(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.
“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.”
(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.
“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.”