Definition of additions Additions

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What does additions mean?

Wiktionary

additions (Noun)
Plural of addition.

Part of speech

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additions, noun, plural of addition.

WordNet

Noun Plural: additions
addition - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
		add-on, improver
		component, constituent, element an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
		additive something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
		afterthought an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought"
		annex, annexe, wing, extension an addition that extends a main building
		attachment the act of attaching or affixing something
addition - 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"
		subtraction, deduction the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
		step-up, increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
		retrofit the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
addition - 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"
		increase, gain
		indefinite quantity an estimated quantity
addition - a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
addition - 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"
		summation, plus
		arithmetic operation a mathematical operation involving numbers
addition - something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"
		accession

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Wiktionary

addition (Noun)
The act of adding anything.
addition (Noun)
Anything that is added.
addition (Noun)
The arithmetic operation of adding.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

addition (n.)
The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.
addition (n.)
Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building.
addition (n.)
That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.
addition (n.)
A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
addition (n.)
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.
addition (n.)
Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to abatement.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

addition
(arithmetic) the mathematical operation of increasing one amount by another. The result of adding two quantities is their sum.

Wikipedia

Addition is the mathematical way of putting things together.

Arithmetic.

In arithmetic, addition is finding the total of two or more numbers. The sign for addition is "+". The name for the sign "+" is "plus".

Counting examples.

For example, there are objects in two groups. The objects are small circles: "o". One group has five of these objects. The other group has 3 of these objects. To find the total number of objects in both groups, the objects can be counted. Another way to find the number of objects in both groups is to add the numbers in each group.

Adding.

In another counting example, Sally and Bill have 2 children. Sally and Bill get 3 more children. Sally and Bill have added three children to their two children and now have five children.

A measurement example.

Tom's house<------------300 meters-------------->Bob's house<-----120 meters----->Sally's house

The distance from Tom's house to Sally's house can be found by adding the distances already measured. The distance from Tom's house to Bob's house added to the distance from Bob's house to Sally's house is the same as the distance from Tom's house to Sally's house. That is, three hundred meters plus 120 meters.

Addition as increase.

Addition can also mean to make bigger.

Less simple.

"Addition" is the arithmetic operation for finding the total, or sum, of two or more numbers. If you are adding three or more terms together, mathematicians call those numbers "summands;" if you are only adding two numbers they are calle