Definition of Incremental

1. Adjective. Increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions. "Lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary"

Similar to: Additive
Derivative terms: Increment, Increment

Definition of Incremental

1. a. Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth.

Definition of Incremental

1. Adjective. Pertaining to an increment. ¹

2. Adjective. Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Incremental

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Incremental

1. Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incremental

increditable
incredulities
incredulity
incredulous
incredulously
incredulousness
incremable
incremate
incremated
incremates
incremating
incremation
incremations
incremence
increment
incremental (current term)
incremental backup
incremental cost
incremental energy costs
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incrementalism
incrementalisms
incrementalist
incrementalists
incrementality
incrementally
incrementation
incremented
incrementing

Literary usage of Incremental

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Ballad by Francis Barton Gummere (1907)
"case, which is concerned with incremental repetition as the touchstone and test ... incremental repetition of the refrain (as in the short version of Lord ..."

2. Poetic Origins and the Ballad by Louise Pound (1921)
"1 And again, " incremental repetition is the main mark of the old ballad structure. ... References are many to "incremental repetition, obviously related to ..."

3. Annotated Glossary of Terms Used in the Economic Analysis of Agricultural by James Price Gittinger (1994)
"Thus, it is convenient to have an incremental net benefit stream as the basis for ... The incremental net benefit is the increase in net benefit with the ..."

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