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adding

/ˈæ.dɪŋ/
Meanings
  • Verb

    The act of putting or joining one thing to another.

  • Noun

    The process of calculating a sum or total.

Pronunciation
  1. /ˈæ.dɪŋ/



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Antonyms

remove , subtract
Synonyms

coalesce , join , unite , bestow , give , annex , augment , increase , add up , sum , mention , note
Rhymes
Words rhyming with adding
addling , madding , gladdening
Variants
List of all variants of adding that leads to same result
add , addable , added , addible , adding , adds , add up , added up , added up (to) , adding up , adding up (to) , adds up , adds up (to) , add to , added to , adding to , adds to
Forms
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adds, adding, added

Etymology
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From Old English 'addian' or 'adgean', meaning 'to add'.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the mathematical symbol for addition, '+', is called an 'plus sign'?

  2. Adding is the most commonly used arithmetic operation in mathematics.

  3. The ancient Egyptians used a system of hieroglyphs to represent numbers and perform basic arithmetic operations, including adding.

Related Concepts
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  1. Subtraction: The opposite operation of adding, where one number is removed from another.

  2. Multiplication: The process of calculating the product of two or more numbers.

  3. Division: The process of calculating the quotient of one number by another.

Culture
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Adding is a fundamental concept used in mathematics and everyday life. It is a basic arithmetic operation that allows us to calculate sums and totals.

How to Memorize "adding"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize adding numbers by placing them one above the other and drawing a line connecting the bottom numbers. Then, count the total number of items in each row and add them together.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'adding' with the concept of 'combining'. For example, think of adding apples to a basket or adding blocks to a tower.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Apples And Bananas Delight' to remember the order of operations in PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction).

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