additive
additive is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, additive is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofadditive
- A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.
Example: "Oil may be used as an additive in gasoline to improve the lubrication of a small engine."
- (grammar) A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor.
- Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
- (of a function, etc.) That is distributive over addition.
Example: "Matrix multiplication is additive, in that M\vec v+M\vec w=M(\vec v+\vec w)."
- (of a group, semigroup, etc.) Whose operator is identified as addition.
Example: "It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group."
- Pertaining to chemical addition.
- 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.
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