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Given a sequence \(b_j\geq 2\) of integers, with \(u_j=b_1...b_j\) we can represent every nonnegative integer uniquely as \(m=\sum d_j u_j\), \(0\leq d_j<b_j\). A function \(f\) is \(U\)-additive, where \(U=(u_j)\), if we have \(f(m)= \sum f(d_ju_j)\). For \(u_j=q^j\) this reduces to the concept of \(q\)-additive functions. These behave similarly to the usual additive functions; often the corresponding results are simpler and are easier to prove. This paper is a survey with some new results included. The connection with sums of suitably defined independent random variables is systematically explored. The questions considered include moments, concentration, Elliott's duality, limit laws, models of random processes. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0896.00021].