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Add vs Lerp - What's the difference?

add | lerp |

As nouns the difference between add and lerp

is that add is while lerp is (uncountable) a sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves.

As an abbreviation lerp is

(mathematics|computing) linear interpolation.

add

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally.
  • * (rfdate) (John Locke)
    • as easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years.
  • To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
  • To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
  • * 1611 , King James Version, Genesis 30:24:
    • The LORD shall add to me another son.
  • * 1667 , (John Milton), (Paradise Lost):
    • Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings.
  • To append, as a statement; to say further.
  • * 1855 , (Thomas Babington Macaulay), The History of England from the Accession of James the Second , volume 3, page 37 [http://books.google.com/books?id=w_M9AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA37&dq=added]:
    • He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax
  • * 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Chapter 23
    • "Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added , "But, if I do, you must give me the Golden Cap."
  • To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase.
  • * 1611 , King James Version, 1 Kings 12:14:
    • I will add to your yoke
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=72-3, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= A punch in the gut , passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial.
  • (mathematics) To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.

    • Synonyms

    * annex * coalesce * join * unite * mention, note

    Antonyms

    * (quantity) subtract * (matter) remove

    Usage notes

    * We add by bringing things together so as to form a whole. * We join by putting one thing to another in close or continuous connection. * We annex by attaching some adjunct to a larger body. * We unite by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle. * Things coalesce by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization. * To add' quantities; to '''join''' houses; to '''annex''' territory; to '''unite''' kingdoms; to make parties ' coalesce

    Derived terms

    * * addition * additive * add-on * add up

    Related terms

    * addend

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (video games) An additional enemy that joined the fight after the primary target.
    • After engaging the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.
  • (computer science) An act or instance of adding.

    • Anagrams

    * English reporting verbs English three-letter words 1000 English basic words ----

    lerp

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves
  • * 2010 Wendy Zukerman, " Receding gums]", [[wikipedia:New Scientist, New Scientist], 11 september 2010, pg 44
    • These insects sit on the veins of tree leaves, sucking their sap and excreting a sugary solution known as lerp .
  • The lice whose larvae produce this secretion.

    • Etymology 2

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • (mathematics, computing) linear interpolation

    • Anagrams

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