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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.
EXPANDone of a series of regular additions: You may make deposits in increments of $500.
6.
COLLAPSEMathematics.
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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Increment
is always a great word to know.
So is prime number. Does it mean:
| a positive integer that is not divisible without remainder by any integer except itself and 1, with 1 often excluded |
| a variable in a functional relation whose value determines the value or values of other variables, such as x in the relation y = 3x |
Example Sentences
- It is the land value increment tax, formerly known as a betterment tax.
- Tax increment financing is a leading topic of discussion among candidates.
- Smallest increment of price movement possible in trading a given contract.
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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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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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