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superadditive

superadditive adjective: such that the image of a sum is at least the sum of the images of the summands.

Adjective

superadditive (not comparable)

  1. Such that the image of a sum is at least the sum of the images of the summands.
    • Knot genus is superadditive under band sum because g(K#95;1#92;sharp#95;bK#95;2)#92;geg(K#95;1)#43;g(K#95;2).

Antonyms of superadditive

Origin of superadditive

From super- + additive.

Questions about superadditive

What does superadditive mean?
Superadditive means such that the image of a sum is at least the sum of the images of the summands.
What part of speech is superadditive?
Superadditive is an adjective.

Words near superadditive in the dictionary

  1. superaddedly
  2. superadding
  3. superaddition
  4. superadditional
  5. superadditions
  6. superadditive
  7. superadditively
  8. superadditivities
  9. superadditivity
  10. superadds
  11. superadequate

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