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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnkrɪˈmɛnt^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl, ɪŋ-/

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incremental /ˌɪnkrɪˈmɛnt^əl/ adj

of, relating to, using, or rising by increments

in•cre•ment /ˈɪnkrəmənt, ˈɪŋ-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

something added or gained.
an amount by which something increases:salary increments of $1,000 a month.
one of a series of regular additions:deposits in increments of $500.

in•cre•men•tal /ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl, ɪŋ-/USA pronunciation adj.: There were small, incremental changes in that stock.

in•cre•ment (in′krə mənt, ing′-),USA pronunciation n.

something added or gained; addition;
increase.
Businessprofit;
gain.
the act or process of increasing;
growth.
an amount by which something increases or grows:a weekly increment of $25 in salary.
one of a series of regular additions:You may make deposits in increments of $500.
[Math.]
- Mathematicsthe difference between two values of a variable;
  a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable.
- Mathematicsthe increase of a function due to an increase in the independent variable.

Latin incrēmentum an increase, equivalent. to incrē(scere) to grow (see increase) + -mentum -ment
late Middle English 1375–1425

in′cre•men′tal•ly, adv.

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