addition (mathematics)
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addition; the mathematical operation of adding numbers
The most fundamental arithmetic operation, taught from early elementary school. It is the inverse of subtraction.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zhèng正
zài在
xué学
xí习
jiā加
fǎ法
。
The children are learning addition.
Yī一
jiā加
yī一
děng等
yú于
èr二
shì是
zuì最
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
jiā加
fǎ法
。
One plus one equals two is the simplest addition.
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Zhè这
dào道
tí题
xū需
yào要
yòng用
jiā加
fǎ法
lái来
jì计
suàn算
zǒng总
hé和
。
This problem requires using addition to calculate the total.
Jiā加
fǎ法
jiāo交
huàn换
lǜ律
zhǐ指
de的
shì是
gǎi改
biàn变
jiā加
shù数
de的
shùn顺
xù序
，
hé和
bù不
biàn变
。
The commutative property of addition means changing the order of the addends does not change the sum.