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- Dictionaryin·cre·ment/ˈiNGkrəm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale: "the inmates' pay can escalate in five-cent increments to a maximum of 90 cents an hour"
verb
- 1. cause a discrete increase in (a numerical quantity).
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The meaning of INCREMENT is the amount or degree by which something changes; especially : the amount of positive or negative change in the value of one or more of a set of variables. How to use increment in a sentence.
one of a series of amounts that increase a total: She was in the habit of saving in small increments each week. incremental. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˌɪn·krəˈment· ə l, ˌɪŋ- / Workers were promised two incremental pay increases a year. (Definition of increment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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. Mathematics. the difference between two values of a variable; a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable.
one of a series of amounts that increase a total: She was in the habit of saving in small increments each week. incremental. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˌɪn·krəˈment· ə l, ˌɪŋ- / Workers were promised two incremental pay increases a year. (Definition of increment from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
An increment in something or in the value of something is an amount by which it increases.
Increment is often used in the context of a series of regular increases, so this word comes in handy whenever you’re expanding or improving something over time. Maybe you contribute to your bank account in modest increments each week.
1. something added or gained; addition; increase. 2. the act or process of increasing. 3. an amount by which something increases.
Jun 2, 2024 · increment (third-person singular simple present increments, present participle incrementing, simple past and past participle incremented) (intransitive, transitive) To increase by steps or by a step, especially by one.
Definition of increment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INCREMENT definition: one of a series of increases: . Learn more.
