Addition — is the mathematical process of putting things together. The plus sign + means that two numbers are added together. For example, in the picture on the right, there are 3 + 2 apples meaning three apples and two other apples which is the same as… … Wikipedia
Addition — Ad*di tion, n. [F. addition, L. additio, fr. addere to add.] 1. The act of adding two or more things together; opposed to {subtraction} or {diminution}. This endless addition or addibility of numbers. Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything added;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ADDITION — s. f. (On prononce les deux D.) Ce qu on ajoute, ce qui est ajouté à quelque chose. Faire des additions, de nombreuses, de longues additions. Un livre avec des corrections et des additions. En termes d ancienne Pratique, Informer par addition,… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
ADDITION — n. f. Ce qu’on ajoute à quelque chose. Un livre avec des corrections et des additions. En termes d’ancienne Procédure, Informer par addition, Ajouter une nouvelle information à la première. En termes d’Arithmétique, il signifie Opération qui sert … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
addition — See: IN ADDITION … Dictionary of American idioms
addition — See: IN ADDITION … Dictionary of American idioms
addition — noun Etymology: addicion Anglo French, from Latin addition , additio, from addere Date: 14th century 1. a part added (as to a building or residential section) 2. the result of adding ; increase 3. the act or process of adding; … New Collegiate Dictionary
Addition of natural numbers — is the most basic arithmetic binary operation. The operation addition takes two natural numbers, the augend and addend, and produces a single number, the sum. The set of natural numbers will be denoted by N, and 0 will be used to denote the… … Wikipedia
Addition-chain exponentiation — In mathematics and computer science, optimal addition chain exponentiation is a method of exponentiation by positive integer powers that requires a minimal number of multiplications. It works by creating a minimal length addition chain that… … Wikipedia
Addition reaction — An addition reaction, in chemistry, is in its simplest terms an organic reaction where two or more molecules combine to form a larger one.There are two main types of polar addition reactions: * Electrophilic addition * Nucleophilic addition Other … Wikipedia
Addition chain — In mathematics, an addition chain is a sequence a 0, a 1, a 2, a 3, ... that satisfies: a 0 = 1, and :for each k >0: a k = a i + a j for some i , j < k .As an example: 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24, 30, 31 is an addition chain for 31, of length 7, since:2 … Wikipedia
