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additive color

the situation where color is created by mixing the visible light emitted from differently colored light sources
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additive color

Summary

additive color is a phenomenon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • additive color's instance of is recorded as phenomenon[3].
  • additive color is a type of Q2499391[4].
  • additive color's Commons category is recorded as Additive colors[5].
  • additive color is the opposite of subtractive color[6].
  • additive color's facet of is recorded as color[7].

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Definition and Type

additive color's instance of is recorded as phenomenon[3]. It is a type of Q2499391[4]. It is the opposite of subtractive color[6].

Why It Matters

additive color has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

color screen

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → phenomenon
    Subclass of → Q2499391
    Opposite of → subtractive color
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