additivelyadv.
/ˈadᵻtɪvli/, U.S. /ˈædədɪvli/ In an additive manner; by addition.
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additively1792
1792 M. Taylor Tables Logarithms 16 The proportional part of the difference for the fraction of a second may also be applied always additively.
1866 Intellectual Observer No. 48. 444 To be applied additively for the index error.
1890 J. Walker tr. F. W. Ostwald Outl. Gen. Chem. 281 The conductivities of the neutral salts are additively composed of two values.
1915 Nation 3 June 635/1 The series is made up additively as a combination of a double Fibonacci series.
1934 Econometrica 2 283 It may be a question whether one should combine the two percentages additively or multiplicatively.
2001 Nature 1 Mar. 36/1 The diffractive component appears to combine additively with the interference from the underlying multilayer to produce a broad range of coloration.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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