Definition of Addition

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Addition

The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.

Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an addition to a building.

That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.

A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.

A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.; Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of distinction; a title.

Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to abatement.

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Addition Quotations

Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.
Marilyn vos Savant

Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.
Horace Mann

It is love rather than sexual lust or unbridled sexuality if, in addition to the need or want involved, there is also some impulse to give pleasure to the persons thus loved and not merely to use them for our own selfish pleasure.
Mortimer Adler

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction.
Donald Rumsfeld

In addition to their power over government based on government financing and personal influence, bankers could steer governments in ways they wished them to go by other pressures.
Carroll Quigley

I'm a minister, and I serve as a minister in addition to being a university professor.
Tony Campolo

The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of America. We have helped prepare mankind for all its later surprises.
Daniel J. Boorstin

If, for example, all the codons are triplets, then in addition to the correct reading of the message, there are two incorrect readings which we shall obtain if we do not start the grouping into sets of three at the right place.
Francis Crick

At Kansas City, Kansas, before the saloons were closed, they were getting ready to build an addition to the jail. Now the doors swing idly on the hinges and there is nobody to lock in the jails.
Billy Sunday

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.
George Soros

Addition Translations

addition in Dutch is optelling
addition in German is Zusatz, Addition {f}, Nachtrag {m}, Addition {f}
addition in Italian is addizione, addizionare, aggiunta

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