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1. Something added to enhance food, petrol, paint or medicine

1. (mathematics) designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
   - linear
    
2. Characterized or produced by addition
   "an additive process"

Derived forms: additives

See also: accumulative, addable, additional, bilinear, complemental, complementary, completing, cumulative, extra, incremental, intercalary, summational, summative, supplemental, supplementary

Type of: addition, add-on, improver

Antonym: nonlinear, subtractive

Encyclopedia: Additive