additive identity
noun Mathematics.
an element that when added to a given element in a specified set leaves that element unchanged, as zero in the real-number system.
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Origin of additive identity
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby additive identity
additionality, additive, additive color, additive effect, additive group, additive identity, additive inverse, additive process, additory, addle, addlebrained
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