additive

[ˈæɾ.ə.ɾɪv]

UK: /ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv/

Æɾ · ə · ɾɪv (3 syllables)

English Adj Top 47,042

Definition

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

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

"Matrix multiplication is additive, in that M#92;vecv#43;M#92;vecw#61;M(#92;vecv#43;#92;vecw)."
"It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group."