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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the property that the result when applied to x + y is less than or equal to the sum of the result when applied to x plus the result when applied to y, for all values x and y in the domain. not-comparable

   "In particular the role of protoadditive functors in the study of Hopf formulae for homology is explained.."

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"In particular the role of protoadditive functors in the study of Hopf formulae for homology is explained.."

Etymology

From proto- + additive.

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