Meaning

5 senses
  1. Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.

    аддити́вныйadditívnyj

  2. (usually)That is distributive over addition.

    Matrix multiplication is additive, in that M#92;vecv#43;M#92;vecw#61;M(#92;vecv#43;#92;vecw).

    characterized or produced by addition

  3. Whose operator is identified as addition.

    It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group.

  4. Pertaining to chemical addition.

  5. Of or pertaining to genes (or the interaction etc. of such genes) which govern the same trait and whose effects work together on the phenotype.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. No additives have been added to this jam.

  2. Allergic reactions are a problem caused by additives.

    ruАллергические реакции — это проблема, вызываемая пищевыми добавками. — whatnot

    deAllergische Reaktionen sind ein durch Lebensmittelzusätze verursachtes Problem. — al_ex_an_der

  3. It's super clean without a lot of additives.

  4. Is that in the additive or subtractive color model?

  5. Dyes and other food additives are notorious amongst supporters of organic food.

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
math: that can be added:

Origin

From Late Latin additivus, from the participial stem of Latin addere (“to add”).

From Late Latin additivus, from the participial stem of Latin addere (“to add”).

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