increasing
Americanadjective
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growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
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Mathematics. (of a function) having the property that for any two points in the domain such that one is larger than the other, the image of the larger point is greater than or equal to the image of the smaller point; nondecreasing.
Usage
What does increasing mean? Increasing is an adjective that means growing or rising—becoming greater or more in number, amount, size, or in some other way.It comes from the continuous tense (-ing form) of the verb increase, which means to become greater or more in number, amount, size, or in some other way, as in Our profits will increase as demand increases.The word increased can also be used as an adjective to describe things that have risen or grown, as in an increased appetite.Example: The increasing value of the dollar.
Other Word Forms
- increasingly adverb
- unincreasing adjective
Etymology
Origin of increasing
Example Sentences
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But he said there is "just not enough" support available to manage these increasing risks due to pressure on health services.
From BBC
The inventory of pending paperwork and stalled returns has already been increasing between the smaller staff and the record-long fall shutdown, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report on Monday.
From MarketWatch
From a restaurant’s point of view, there’s money to be made with these bigger burgers, despite the fact that beef prices have been increasing.
From MarketWatch
Real incomes for the typical worker rose $1,000, $2,000 or even more last year, increasing much faster than consumer prices.
That the increasing demand for storage is due to inference — or the process of running AI models that Curtis said contributes to hyperscaler revenue — is another “layer of sustainability to the story,” he added.
From MarketWatch
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