Multiplier is to multiplication as $x$ is to addition
What is $x$ called?
I could not figure out the right search term to find this word but I know that one must exist.
If this is not the right domain to ask in please let me know!
Name of the value being added
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Best Answer
By analogy to the multiplier in the Powerball lottery game, the term you're be looking for might be "bonus."
For example, in the Pennsylvania lottery's Powerball Match 5, a Power Play multiplier is chosen prior to the drawing. Let's say that multiplier is "3X" meaning prizes are tripled. A $10,000 prize would be tripled to \$30,000. Or, more likely for me, my \$2 winning would be tripled to \$6.
A raffle at work that I participated in a few years ago had a bonus of \$100. One of the VPs threw that in: an extra \$100 for anyone who won any prize. As usual, I matched the maximum amount of numbers to still not win anything.
One of the commenters suggested increment. As the commenter said, a multiplier gets applied (multiplied by) to several different numbers, like the prize amounts in a lottery. Likewise, an increment gets applied (added to) several different numbers, like the prize amounts in a raffle.