increment
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krə noun
1.
something added or gained; addition; increase.
2.
profit; gain.
3.
the act or process of increasing; growth.
4.
an amount by which something increases or grows: a weekly increment of $25 in salary.
5.
one of a series of regular additions: You may make deposits in increments of $500.
6.
Mathematics.
a.
the difference between two values of a variable; a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable.
b.
the increase of a function due to an increase in the independent variable.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an increase or addition, esp one of a series |
| 2. | the act of increasing; augmentation |
| 3. | maths a small positive or negative change in a variable or function. Symbol: Δ, as in Δx or Δf |
| [C15: from Latin incrēmentum growth, | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
increment
early 15c., "act or process of increasing," from L. incrementum "growth, increase," from stem of increscere "to grow in or upon" (see increase). Meaning "amount of increase" first attested 1630s.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
increment in·cre·ment (ĭn'krə-mənt, ĭng'-)
n.
The process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent.
Something added or gained.
A small positive or negative change in the value of a variable.
in'cre·men'tal (-měn'tl) adj.
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Example sentences
If there is a raise in taxes, it should be a small increment.
Nothing is going to happen except another arbitrary measurement system will increment a large counter.
Whether the increment comes to be the proverbial final straw that breaks the camel's back is yet to be seen, of course.
And with every incremental increase in grid reliability, the cost of the next increment goes up.
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