different between additive vs amendment

English

Etymology

From Late Latin additivus, from the participial stem of Latin addere (“to add”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æ.d?.t?v/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ.d?.t?v/, [?æ.??.t?v], [?æ.??.??v]

Adjective

additive (comparative more additive, superlative most additive)

1. (mathematics) Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
2. (mathematics, of a function, etc.) That is distributive over addition.

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

4. (chemistry) Pertaining to chemical addition.
5. (genetics) 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.

Translations

Coordinate terms

• multiplicative
• subtractive

Derived terms

Related terms

• additivity

Noun

additive (plural additives)

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

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

Translations

References

• additive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• additive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Further reading

• Additive genetic effects on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Additive polynomial on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Additive utility on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Freshman's dream on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (In which the function ƒ(x) = xⁿ is erroneously thought to be additive.)
• Weakly additive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• davidite

French

Adjective

additive

1. feminine singular of additif

German

Adjective

additive

1. inflection of additiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

additive

1. feminine plural of additivo

English

Etymology

From French amendement, from Late Latin amendamentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??mend.m?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??m?nd.m?nt/

Noun

amendment (countable and uncountable, plural amendments)

1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.

   Synonyms: improvement, reformation

2. In public bodies, any alteration made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion that adds, changes, substitutes, or omits.
3. (law) Correction of an error in a writ or process.
4. (especially US) An addition to and/or alteration to the Constitution.

5. That which is added; that which is used to increase or supplement something.

Derived terms

• constitutional amendment

Related terms

Translations

See also

• engrossed
• engrossed amendment
• repeal

Further reading

• amendment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• amendment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• amendment at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• mandement