Addition - Definition
addition
n 1: a component that is added to something to improve it; "the
addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the
addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" [syn: addition,
add-on, improver]
2: the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of
flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap
day every four years" [ant: deduction, subtraction]
3: a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property
taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight
over a period of weeks" [syn: addition, increase, gain]
4: something added to what you already have; "the librarian
shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the
staff" [syn: accession, addition]
5: a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future
residential area
6: the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of
two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives
seven"; "four plus three equals seven" [syn: summation,
addition, plus]