Definitions:

1. characterized or produced by addition adjective
   • Additive means something that is added or something that can be added. For example, food additives are substances that are added to food to improve its taste, texture, or appearance. In mathematics, an additive function is a function that preserves addition, meaning that if you add the inputs of the function, you get the same result as if you add the outputs.
2. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree adjective
   • Additive means something that is added or something that can be added. For example, food additives are substances that are added to food to improve its taste, texture, or appearance. In mathematics, an additive function is a function that preserves addition, meaning that if you add the inputs of the function, you get the same result as if you add the outputs.
3. something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine noun
   • Additive means something that is added or something that can be added. For example, food additives are substances that are added to food to improve its taste, texture, or appearance. In mathematics, an additive function is a function that preserves addition, meaning that if you add the inputs of the function, you get the same result as if you add the outputs.

Synonyms:

• linear