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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Nearby words

additionality, additive, additive color, additive effect, additive group, additive identity, additive inverse, additive process, additory, addle, addlebrained

Origin of additive identity

First recorded in 1955–60

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