Binary operation under which each pair (f, g) of functions defined in a set E toward a set F, is made to correspond to a new function, noted as f + g, called the sum of these functions.
To obtain the value of the sum of the two functions f and g of variable x, simply add the images f(x) and g(x) : (f + g)(x) = f(x) + g(x).
Example
Consider these functions:
\(f_1 : \mathbb{R} → \mathbb{R} : x → f_1(x) = x\)
\(f_2 : \mathbb{R} → \mathbb{R} : x → f_2(x) = \sin{(x)}\)
On this graph, the orange line represents the sum of the functions represented in purple and yellow.
The sum of the functions \(f_1\) and \(f_2\) is defined as:
\(f_1 + f_2 : \mathbb{R} → \mathbb{R} : x → (f_1 + f_2)(x) = f_1(x) + f_2(x) = x + \sin (x)\)