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Definition of Increment
1. Noun. A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important. "The growth of population"
Generic synonyms: Physical Process, Process
Specialized synonyms: Accession, Accretion, Accumulation, Accretion, Accretion, Accretion, Multiplication, Population Growth, Proliferation, Pullulation, Relaxation, Broadening, Widening
Derivative terms: Grow, Increase, Increase, Incremental
Antonyms: Decrease, Decrement
2. Noun. The amount by which something increases. "They proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
Generic synonyms: Amount
Specialized synonyms: Amplification, Gain, Fare Increase, Price Increase, Hike, Raise, Rise, Salary Increase, Wage Hike, Wage Increase, Boost, Cost Increase, Hike, Rise, Supplement, Supplementation, Tax Boost, Tax Hike, Tax-increase, Up-tick
Antonyms: Decrease
Derivative terms: Increase, Increase, Incremental
Definition of Increment
1. n. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.
Definition of Increment
1. Noun. The action of increasing or becoming greater. ¹
2. Noun. (heraldry) The waxing of the moon. ¹
3. Noun. The amount of increase. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive transitive) To increase by steps or by a step, especially by one. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Increment
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Medical Definition of Increment
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1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement. "The seminary that furnisheth matter for the formation and increment of animal and vegetable bodies." (Woodward) "A nation, to be great, ought to be compressed in its increment by nations more civilized than itself." (Coleridge)
2. Matter added; increase; produce; production; opposed to decrement. "Large increment."
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