incremental

[in-kruh-men-tl, ing-]

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adjective

increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series: small, incremental tax hikes.

Origin of incremental

increment + -al¹

Related formsin·cre·men·tal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for incremental

Contemporary Examples

Utilizing fear, or taking a reasoned approach to gradual, incremental change?
Jon Stewart Talks ‘Rosewater’ and the ‘Chickensh-t’ Democrats’ Midterm Massacre
Marlow Stern
November 9, 2014
We also need, in incremental and experimental ways, to keep building up a real politics of climate change.
Climate Change Needs the Politics of the Impossible
Jedediah Purdy
April 6, 2014
Bower seems not to understand that all flight-testing is incremental.
Branson’s Galactic Obstacles: Tom Bower Puts a Damper on Virgin’s Space Flight Dreams
Clive Irving
January 30, 2014
But in an age of sluggish consumer demand, any incremental increase is welcome.
Chinese Consumers Are Buying Cherries Directly From American Farmers
Kelsey Meany
August 17, 2013
Never a renegade or table-pounder, he pushed for incremental change through quiet persuasion.
How Eric Holder Got His Chance to Overhaul Broken Sentencing System
Daniel Klaidman
August 16, 2013

Historical Examples

The growth of cities has, through real estate speculation and incremental income, made many of our millionaires.
Distributive Justice
John A. (John Augustine) Ryan
In comparison to centuries of slow, incremental development, relatively abrupt change testifies to a new human condition.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
A car was still, in some ways, the result of incremental progression from the horse-drawn carriage.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
Allocation of resources within a system and strategies of co-evolution are seen as resources of incremental performance.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
Cognition supported the incremental evolution of machines through a vast array of applications.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for incremental

incremental

adjective

of, relating to, using, or rising by increments

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for incremental

adj.

1715, from increment + -al (1). Related: Incrementally.

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Examples from the Web for incremental

Contemporary Examples

Utilizing fear, or taking a reasoned approach to gradual, incremental change?

We also need, in incremental and experimental ways, to keep building up a real politics of climate change.

Bower seems not to understand that all flight-testing is incremental.

But in an age of sluggish consumer demand, any incremental increase is welcome.

Never a renegade or table-pounder, he pushed for incremental change through quiet persuasion.

Historical Examples

The growth of cities has, through real estate speculation and incremental income, made many of our millionaires.

In comparison to centuries of slow, incremental development, relatively abrupt change testifies to a new human condition.

A car was still, in some ways, the result of incremental progression from the horse-drawn carriage.

Allocation of resources within a system and strategies of co-evolution are seen as resources of incremental performance.

Cognition supported the incremental evolution of machines through a vast array of applications.

incremental

Word Origin and History for incremental

adj.

Origin of incremental