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adición

addition

noun ah-dee-SYOHN Rare
Numbers & Measures Mathematics

Origin: Latin additio, from addere (to add)

Usage Note

Adición is a near-cognate of English 'addition' but is much less common in everyday Spanish than its synonym suma. In math education, the operation is typically called la suma, not la adición. Reserve adición for formal or technical contexts, such as 'the addition of a new clause to a contract' (la adición de una cláusula).

Examples

"La adición de nuevas normas complicó el proceso."

Natural Translation

The addition of new rules complicated the process.

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