increment

[ in-kruh-muhnt, ing- ]
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noun
  1. something added or gained; addition; increase.

  2. profit; gain.

  1. the act or process of increasing; growth.

  2. an amount by which something increases or grows: a weekly increment of $25 in salary.

  3. one of a series of regular additions: You may make deposits in increments of $500.

  4. 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

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for increment

increment

/ (ˈɪnkrɪmənt) /


noun
  1. an increase or addition, esp one of a series

  2. the act of increasing; augmentation

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

Origin of increment

1
C15: from Latin incrēmentum growth, increase

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