increment
Americannoun
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something added or gained; addition; increase.
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profit; gain.
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the act or process of increasing; growth.
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an amount by which something increases or grows.
a weekly increment of $25 in salary.
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one of a series of regular additions.
You may make deposits in increments of $500.
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Mathematics.
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the difference between two values of a variable; a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable.
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the increase of a function due to an increase in the independent variable.
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noun
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an increase or addition, esp one of a series
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the act of increasing; augmentation
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maths a small positive or negative change in a variable or function. Symbol: Δ, as in Δ x or Δ f
Other Word Forms
- incremental adjective
Etymology
Origin of increment
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin incrēmentum an increase, equivalent to incrē ( scere ) to grow ( increase ) + -mentum -ment
Example Sentences
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Wholesale price increases typically filter through gradually, often appearing in increments of a few cents a day.
From Barron's
Wholesale price increases typically filter through gradually, often appearing in increments of a few cents a day.
From Barron's
Another key AB 238 amendment is the extension of relief from 12 to 36 months, which borrowers seek in 90-day increments.
From Los Angeles Times
Using a simple remote control, you cycle through six heat levels and can set a timer in one-hour increments.
“If it falls down below a certain increment, we have to pause projects,” said J.R.
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