nonadditive
/ˌnɑnˈædɪtɪv/
adjective
- Not involving addition; not able to be added together in a simple way.
- Some costs in the budget are nonadditive, meaning you cannot just sum them up to get the total.
- The scientist explained that the results were nonadditive because the chemicals interacted in complex ways.
- In this game, the effects of power-ups are nonadditive, so combining them doesn't double their strength.
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