increasing
[ in-kree-sing ]
/ ɪnˈkri sɪŋ /
adjective
growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
Mathematics.
(of a function) having the property that for any two points in the domain such that one is larger than the other, the image of the larger point is greater than or equal to the image of the smaller point; nondecreasing.
Compare decreasing(def 2).
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Definition for increasing (2 of 2)
increase
[ verb in-krees; noun in-krees ]
/ verb ɪnˈkris; noun ˈɪn kris /
verb (used with object), in·creased, in·creas·ing.
to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
verb (used without object), in·creased, in·creas·ing.
noun
Origin of increase
SYNONYMS FOR increase
1
expand,
extend,
prolong.
Increase,
augment,
enlarge may all mean to make larger.
To increase means to make greater, as in quantity, extent, degree:
to increase someone's salary; to increase the velocity; to increase the (
degree of )
concentration.
Enlarge means to make greater in size, extent, or range:
to enlarge a building, a business, one's conceptions.
Augment, a more formal word, means to make greater, especially by addition from the outside:
to augment one's income (
by doing extra work ).
3 expand, grow, develop, swell.
6 enlargement, expansion.
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British Dictionary definitions for increasing
increase
verb (ɪnˈkriːs)
to make or become greater in size, degree, frequency, etc; grow or expand
noun (ˈɪnkriːs)
the act of increasing; augmentation
the amount by which something increases
on the increase
increasing, esp becoming more frequent
Derived forms of increase
increasable, adjective increasedly (ɪnˈkriːsɪdlɪ) or increasingly, adverb increaser, nounWord Origin for increase
C14: from Old French
encreistre, from Latin
incrēscere, from
in- ² +
crēscere to grow