Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

The word "additive" can be used as adjective, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

subtractive

Coordinate Terms

multiplicative subtractive

Derived Terms

additive category additive color additive combinatorics additive function additive group additive identity additive inverse additive manufacturing additive number theory additive operation additive plural additively additiveness additivism adele countably additive cycloadditive food additive geoadditive heteroadditive hypoadditive interadditive nonadditive overadditive pre-additive category protoadditive subadditive superadditive underadditive

Derived From

add

Context

chemistry genetics grammar group theory mathematics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

add-on addition improver

Type Of (IsA)

addition substance

Related Terms

additivity

Related Terms

add added addition additivity distributive gene operator phenotype phrase product properties substance word

Similar Terms

accumulative addable addable addible additional additional bilinear complemental complementary complementary completing cumulative cumulative extra incremental incremental intercalary intercalary multiplicative subtractive summational summational summative supplemental supplementary supplementary

Synonym Network

linear

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