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Addition

Addition Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Addition? [n] something added to what you have already; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff" [n] the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years" [n] 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" [n] a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor" [n] a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area [n] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Addition: accession \| gain \| improver \| increase \| plus \| summation Related Terms \| Find terms related to Addition: access \| accession \| accessory \| accident \| accidental \| accompaniment \| accord \| accretion \| accrual \| accruement \| accumulation \| acquirement \| acquisition \| addenda \| addendum \| adding \| additament \| additionally \| additive \| additory \| additum \| adjunct \| adjuvant \| advance \| affairs \| affiliation \| affinity \| agglomeration \| aggrandizement \| aggregation \| agreement \| alliance \| also \| amalgamation \| ampliation \| amplification \| annex \| annexation \| Anschluss \| appanage \| appendage \| appendant \| appendix \| appreciation \| approximation \| appurtenance \| appurtenant \| as well \| as well as \| ascent \| assemblage \| assimilation \| association \| attachment \| attainment \| augment \| augmentation \| auxiliary \| ballooning \| besides \| beyond \| blend \| blending \| bloating \| bond \| boom \| boost \| broadening \| buildup \| cabal \| cartel \| centralization \| closeness \| coalescence \| coalition \| coda \| collateral \| combination \| combine \| combining \| combo \| coming by \| complement \| composition \| concomitant \| confederacy \| confederation \| congeries \| conglomeration \| conjugation \| conjunction \| connectedness \| connection \| consolidation \| conspiracy \| contiguity \| contingency \| contingent \| continuation \| contrariety \| corollary \| crescendo \| dealings \| deduction \| deployment \| development \| differentiation \| disjunction \| dispersion \| division \| dragging down \| earnings \| ecumenism \| edema \| elevation \| ell \| embodiment \| encompassment \| enlargement \| enosis \| equation \| evolution \| expansion \| extension \| extra \| extrapolation \| fanning out \| federalization \| federation \| filiation \| fixture \| flare \| flood \| furthermore \| fusion \| gain \| gaining \| getting \| getting hold of \| greatening \| growth \| gush \| happenstance \| hike \| hiking \| homology \| hookup \| in addition \| in addition to \| incidental \| inclusion \| incorporation \| increase \| increment \| inessential \| inflation \| integration \| intercourse \| interpolation \| intimacy \| into the bargain \| inversion \| involution \| joining \| jump \| junction \| junta \| L \| league \| leap \| liaison \| link \| linkage \| linking \| magnification \| making \| marriage \| meld \| melding \| mere chance \| merger \| moneygetting \| moneygrubbing \| moneymaking \| moreover \| mounting \| multiplication \| mutual attraction \| nearness \| nonessential \| notation \| not-self \| obtainment \| obtention \| offshoot \| other \| over and above \| package \| package deal \| pendant \| practice \| procural \| procurance \| procuration \| procurement \| productiveness \| proliferation \| propinquity \| proportion \| proximity \| putting together \| raise \| raising \| rapport \| reckoning \| reduction \| reinforcement \| relatedness \| relation \| relations \| relationship \| rider \| rise \| secondary \| securement \| side effect \| side issue \| similarity \| snowballing \| solidification \| splay \| spread \| spreading \| subsidiary \| subtraction \| summation \| summing-up \| superaddition \| supplement \| surge \| swelling \| sympathy \| syncretism \| syndication \| syneresis \| synthesis \| tailpiece \| tie \| tie-in \| tie-up \| to boot \| too \| transformation \| trover \| tumescence \| undergirding \| unessential \| unification \| union \| uniting \| up \| upping \| upsurge \| upswing \| uptrend \| upturn \| waxing \| wedding \| widening \| wing \| winning See Also \| accretion \| acquisition \| additive \| afterthought \| annex \| annexation \| annexe \| arithmetic operation \| attachment \| component \| constituent \| element \| elongation \| extension \| fluoridation \| fluoridisation \| fluoridization \| increase \| indefinite quantity \| retrofit \| step-up \| suburb \| suburban area \| suburbia \| wing Addition In Webster's Dictionary \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. 2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building. 3. (Math.) That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers. 4. (Mus.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half. [R.] 5. (Law) A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title. 6. (Her.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to {abatement}. {Vector addition} (Geom.), that kind of addition of two lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is regarded as the line, or vector, AC. Syn: Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.

Addition Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Addition?

[n] something added to what you have already; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"
[n] the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years"
[n] 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"
[n] a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor"
[n] a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
[n] 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"

Addition In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an
   addition to a building.

3. (Math.) That part of arithmetic which treats of adding
   numbers.

4. (Mus.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication
   that its sound is to be lengthened one half. [R.]

5. (Law) A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him
   more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.;
   Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of
   distinction; a title.

6. (Her.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of
   honor; -- opposed to {abatement}.

{Vector addition} (Geom.), that kind of addition of two
   lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is
   regarded as the line, or vector, AC.

Syn: Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.

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