addition function
nounUK /əˈdɪʃən ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /əˈdɪʃən ˈfʌŋkʃən/
An addition function is a math rule that puts numbers together to make a bigger number.
We used an addition function to add 3 and 4 and get 7.
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2. In computer programming, a routine that returns the sum of its input values.
The program calls an addition function to combine the two scores.
3. A mathematical mapping that assigns to each pair of numbers their sum.
The addition function on whole numbers is associative and commutative.
4. A built-in spreadsheet operation that adds a range of cells.
She typed an addition function into the cell to total the column.