increment

[ in-kruh-muh nt, ing- ]

/ ˈɪn krə mənt, ˈɪŋ- /

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noun

something added or gained; addition; increase.

profit; 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.

Mathematics.

the difference between two values of a variable; a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable.
the increase of a function due to an increase in the independent variable.

Origin of increment

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

OTHER WORDS FROM increment

in·cre·men·tal

[in-kruh-men-tl, ing-] /ˌɪn krəˈmɛn tl, ˌɪŋ-/, adjective

Words nearby increment

increasing, increate, incredible, incredulity, incredulous, increment, incremental, incremental plotter, incremental recorder, incremental repetition, incrementalism

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There is some increment there that we make possible that would not otherwise be there.

Stephen King, “Falling,” and My Father’s Poetry |Christopher Dickey |September 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And here I found the last piece of my narrative, in the British special-forces capability known as “The Increment.”

Another Rush to War |David Ignatius |May 29, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
This vessel is weighed with a counterpoise and hence only the increment in weight is recorded.

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Only France had made great conquests; and only she retained no increment of territory.

A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times |Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot

In retiring from the world he followed the instinct of his time, yet temperately and with an increment of wisdom.

The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) |Henry Osborn Taylor
The act passes away; but its significance abides in the increment of meaning given to further growth.

Ethics |John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts
This book is not published with the sole idea of increment to its builder; it presumes to venture beyond.

British Secret Service During the Great War |Nicholas Everitt

British Dictionary definitions for increment

increment

/ (ˈɪnkrɪmənt) /

noun

an increase or addition, esp one of a series

the act of increasing; augmentation

maths a small positive or negative change in a variable or function. Symbol: Δ, as in Δ x or Δ f

Word Origin for increment

C15: from Latin incrēmentum growth, increase

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increment

[ 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.

Other words from increment

in′cre•men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.

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