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additive

/ˈæ.dɪ.tɪv/ /ˈæ.də.tɪv/

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noun

Zusatzstoff, Additiv

A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.

Examples :

"Oil may be used as an additive in gasoline to improve the lubrication of a small engine."

Öl kann als Zusatzstoff in Benzin verwendet werden, um die Schmierung eines kleinen Motors zu verbessern.

substance chemistry material

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noun

Ergänzung, Zusatz

(grammar) A word or phrase that adds something, such as also, even, or nor.

Examples :

"The teacher used the additive "also" to explain that students needed to study both math and science. "

Der Lehrer verwendete das Wort „auch“, um zu erklären, dass die Schüler sowohl Mathe als auch Naturwissenschaften lernen mussten.

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adjective

Zusätzlich, beigefügt

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

Examples :

"The recipe called for several additive ingredients, like baking soda and salt. "

Das Rezept enthielt mehrere zusätzliche Zutaten wie Natron und Salz.

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adjective

Additiv

(of a function, etc.) That is distributive over addition.

Examples :

"Matrix multiplication is additive, in that Mvec v+Mvec w=M(vec v+vec w)."

Matrixmultiplikation ist additiv, insofern Mvec v+Mvec w=M(vec v+vec w) gilt.

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adjective

Additiv

(of a group, semigroup, etc.) Whose operator is identified as addition.

Examples :

"It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group."

Es ist natürlich, eine endliche zyklische Gruppe als additive Gruppe zu betrachten.

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adjective

Zusatzstoff

Pertaining to chemical addition.

Examples :

"The experiment required precise control of the additive chemical reaction. "

Das Experiment erforderte eine präzise Kontrolle der chemischen Reaktion mit dem Zusatzstoff.

chemistry substance compound

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adjective

Additiv, addierend

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.

Examples :

"The additive effects of both parents' genes contributed to the child's high musical aptitude. "

Die additiven Effekte der Gene beider Eltern trugen zur hohen musikalischen Begabung des Kindes bei.

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