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Addition — is the mathematical process of putting things together. The plus sign + means that two numbers are added together. For example, in the picture on the right, there are 3 + 2 apples meaning three apples and two other apples which is the same as… … Wikipedia
addition — [ adisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1265; lat. additio « chose ajoutée » 1 ♦ Action d ajouter en incorporant. ⇒ adjonction. L addition de plusieurs choses. Liqueur composée par addition d un sirop à une eau de vie. Chim. Composé d addition, formé par l union de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
addition — UK US /əˈdɪʃən/ noun ► [C] something extra that is added to something: an addition to sth »The company provides a compensation package which amounts to an addition to the employee s salary. ► [U] the act of adding something to something else: the … Financial and business terms
addition — addition, accretion, increment, accession agree in denoting a thing that serves to increase another in size, amount, or content. Addition implies union with something already existing as a whole or as a unit {he built an addition to his house… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
addition — Addition. s. f. Surcroist, adjonction à quelque chose que ce soit. Faire une addition, une longue addition. un tel livre avec les additions. on a informé par addition contre luy. Addition. Premiere regle d Arithmetique; qui apprend à additionner … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Addition — Ad*di tion, n. [F. addition, L. additio, fr. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything added;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
addition — ADDITION. sub. f. (On prononce les D.) Ce qui est ajouté à quelque chose. Faire des additions, de longues additions. Un livre avec des additions. f♛/b] On dit, en termes de Pratique, Informer par addition, pour, Ajouter une nouvelle information à … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
addition — [ə dish′ən] n. [ME addicion < OFr addition < L additio < addere: see ADD1] 1. an adding of two or more numbers to get a number called the sum 2. a joining of a thing to another thing 3. a thing or part added; increase; specif., a room or … English World dictionary
Addition — kann jede eindeutige Verknüpfung von Größen (im weitesten Sinne des Wortes; vgl. a. Mathematik) genannt werden, die folgende Eigenschaften – bei deren Darstellung bereits das Additionszeichen +, gelesen plus, und das Wort Summe für das… … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
addition — I noun accessio, accession, accessory, addend, addendum, additament, additive, adiectio, adjunct, adjunction, annex, annexation, attachment, augmentation, complement, enlargement, extension, increase, increment, joining, pendant, subjunction,… … Law dictionary
