Addition vs Initialism - What's the difference?
addition | initialism |
(uncountable) The act of adding anything.
Anything that is added.
(uncountable) The arithmetic operation of adding.
(music) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.
(legal) A title annexed to a person's name to identify him or her more precisely, as in "John Doe, Esq'.", "Robert Dale, '''Mason'''", "Thomas Way, ' of New York ".
(heraldry) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honour; opposed to abatement.
A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
As nouns the difference between addition and initialism
is that addition is addition while initialism is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.addition
English
(wikipedia addition)Noun
- The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
See also
* addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) + (summand) = (sum, total) * subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference) * multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product) * division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividendSynonyms
* (act of adding) adding, annexation, inclusion * (thing added) extraAntonyms
* reductionSee also
* plus sign ()References
* ----initialism
English
Noun
(wikipedia initialism) (en noun)- BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.