incremental

[ in-kruh-men-tl, ing- ]

/ ˌɪn krəˈmɛn tl, ˌɪŋ- /

increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series: small, incremental tax hikes.

Origin of incremental

increment + -al¹

in·cre·men·tal·ly, adverb

Utilizing fear, or taking a reasoned approach to gradual, incremental change?

Jon Stewart Talks ‘Rosewater’ and the ‘Chickensh-t’ Democrats’ Midterm Massacre |Marlow Stern |November 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We also need, in incremental and experimental ways, to keep building up a real politics of climate change.

Climate Change Needs the Politics of the Impossible |Jedediah Purdy |April 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Bower seems not to understand that all flight-testing is incremental.

Branson’s Galactic Obstacles: Tom Bower Puts a Damper on Virgin’s Space Flight Dreams |Clive Irving |January 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But in an age of sluggish consumer demand, any incremental increase is welcome.

Chinese Consumers Are Buying Cherries Directly From American Farmers |Kelsey Meany |August 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Never a renegade or table-pounder, he pushed for incremental change through quiet persuasion.

How Eric Holder Got His Chance to Overhaul Broken Sentencing System |Daniel Klaidman |August 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The overwhelming favorite is still the incremental machine called the Calcomp plotter.

On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 |H. W. Fulbright et al.
Cognition supported the incremental evolution of machines through a vast array of applications.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
A car was still, in some ways, the result of incremental progression from the horse-drawn carriage.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
Allocation of resources within a system and strategies of co-evolution are seen as resources of incremental performance.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin
The growth of cities has, through real estate speculation and incremental income, made many of our millionaires.

Distributive Justice |John A. (John Augustine) Ryan

incremental

/ (ˌɪnkrɪˈmɛntəl) /

of, relating to, using, or rising by increments