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Addition vs Joining - What's the difference?

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Addition is a synonym of joining.


As nouns the difference between addition and joining

is that addition is addition while joining is the act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.

As a verb joining is

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addition

English

(wikipedia addition)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of adding anything.
    • The addition of five more items to the agenda will make the meeting unbearably long.
  • 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.

    • 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 dividend

    Synonyms

    * (act of adding) adding, annexation, inclusion * (thing added) extra

    Antonyms

    * reduction

    Related terms

    * add * adder

    See also

    * plus sign ()

    References

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    joining

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.