nonadditivities
/ˌnɑnˌædɪˈtɪvətiz/
noun
- Plural of nonadditivity; multiple instances or types of the property where the whole is not equal to the sum of its parts.
- The scientists studied the nonadditivities in the chemical reactions to understand unexpected results.
- In economics, nonadditivities can occur when combining different resources leads to more or less than expected.
- The report listed several nonadditivities in the data, showing that the effects were not simply cumulative.