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increment

[ in-kruh-muhnt, ing- ]

noun

  1. something added or gained; addition; increase.
  2. profit; gain.
  3. the act or process of increasing; growth.
  4. an amount by which something increases or grows:

    a weekly increment of $25 in salary.

  5. one of a series of regular additions:

    You may make deposits in increments of $500.

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


increment

/ ˈɪ²Ô°ì°ùɪ³¾É™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. an increase or addition, esp one of a series
  2. the act of increasing; augmentation
  3. maths a small positive or negative change in a variable or function. Symbol: Δ, as in Δ x or Δ f
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  • ¾±²Ô·³¦°ù±ð·³¾±ð²Ô·³Ù²¹±ô [in-kr, uh, -, men, -tl, ing-], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of increment1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ¾±²Ô³¦°ùŧ³¾±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü³¾ an increase, equivalent to ¾±²Ô³¦°ùŧ ( scere ) to grow ( increase ) + -mentum -ment
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of increment1

C15: from Latin ¾±²Ô³¦°ùŧ³¾±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü³¾ growth, increase
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Example Sentences

The rain blew harder, strafing the windows, and as brother and sister talked, at times teasing one another, they suggested they were learning that life comes in increments of loss and renewal.

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He has continued to progress the record in one-centimetre increments ever since, while securing 10 major international titles in the process.

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News of Yoon's salary increase has drawn criticism among South Koreans, some of whom say they cannot believe he is still getting paid - let alone getting a increment - while he is suspended.

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Engineers plan water systems with pressure zones in increments of 100 feet of elevation.

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She also opposed efforts to raise teachers’ salaries with money from Chicago’s tax increment financing fund, preferring that $5.1 billion from that fund be used to finance a Hyatt-franchised hotel.

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