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Additive vs Topping - What's the difference?

additive | topping |

As adjectives the difference between additive and topping

is that additive is pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added while topping is wonderful.

As nouns the difference between additive and topping

is that additive is a substance added to another substance or product for its ability to alter its properties while topping is any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.

As a verb topping is

present participle of lang=en.

additive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (mathematics) Pertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
  • over addition.
    • Matrix multiplication is additive in that M\vec v+M\vec w=M(\vec v+\vec w).
  • (algebra) Having addition as an operator.
    • It is natural to look at a finite cyclic group as an additive group.
  • (chemistry) Pertaining to chemical addition.
  • (genetics) Describing genes (or the interaction etc. of such genes) which govern the same trait and whose effects work together on the phenotype.

    • Antonyms

    * subtractive

    Derived terms

    * additive function * additive inverse * additive identity * additive group * additive color

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A substance added to another substance or product for its ability to alter its properties.
    • Oil may be used as an additive in gasoline to improve the lubrication of a small engine.
  • (grammar) A word or phrase that adds something, such as also'', ''even'', or ''nor .

    • External links

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    topping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, informal, dated) wonderful
  • * 1953 , Roald Dahl, Galloping Foxley
    • 'Well,' he said, settling back in the seat directly opposite. 'It's a topping day.'
  • (archaic) Assuming superiority; proud.
  • * South
    • The great and flourishing condition of some of the topping sinners of the world.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza
  • The act of cutting off the top of something.
  • (nautical) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.

    • Related terms

    * top off * topper-offer

    Coordinate terms

    * (food items added on top) garnish