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additive

/ˈæ.dɪ.tɪv/ /ˈæ.də.tɪv/

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noun

Aditivo

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."

El aceite puede usarse como aditivo en la gasolina para mejorar la lubricación de un motor pequeño.

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noun

Aditivo, palabra o frase que añade algo

(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. "

El profesor usó el aditivo "también" para explicar que los estudiantes necesitaban estudiar tanto matemáticas como ciencias.

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adjective

Aditivo, añadido

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

Examples :

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

La receta requería varios ingredientes añadidos, como bicarbonato de sodio y sal.

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adjective

Aditivo

(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)."

La multiplicación de matrices es aditiva, en el sentido de que Mvec v+Mvec w=M(vec v+vec w).

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adjective

Aditivo

(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 natural considerar un grupo cíclico finito como un grupo aditivo.

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adjective

Aditivo

Pertaining to chemical addition.

Examples :

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

El experimento requería un control preciso de la reacción química aditiva.

chemistry substance compound

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adjective

Aditivo

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. "

Los efectos aditivos de los genes de ambos padres contribuyeron a la alta aptitud musical del niño.

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