Additive

Additive may refer to:

• Additive function, a function that preserves the addition operation
• Additive inverse, an arithmetic concept
• Additive set-function – see Sigma additivity
• Additive category, a preadditive category with finite biproducts
• Additive rhythm, a larger period of time constructed from smaller ones
• Additive synthesis, an audio synthesis technique
• Additive color, as opposed to subtractive color
• Additivity, in biochemistry, the simple sum of effects due to multiple causes
• Food additive, a substance added to food to improve flavor or appearance
• Feed additive
• Gasoline additive, a substance used to improve the performance of a fuel, lower emissions or clean the engine
• Oil additive, a substance used to improve the performance of a lubricant
• Weakly additive, the quality of preferences in some logistics problems
• Additive Records, a record label
• Paint additive, a chemical added in to paint in very small quantities for a specific property improvement