algebraic sum [¦al·jǝ¦brā·ik `sǝm] MATHEMATICS 1. The result of the addition of two or more quantities, with the addition of a negative quantity equivalent to subtraction of the corresponding positive quantity. 2. For two fuzzy sets A and B, with membership functions mA and mB, that fuzzy set whose membership function mA+B satisfies the equation mA+B(x ) = mA(x ) + mB(x ) - [mA(x ) · mB(x )] for every element x. |