incrementalism
[ in-kruh-men-tl-iz-uhm, ing- ]
noun
a policy of making changes, especially social changes, by degrees; gradualism.
Origin of incrementalism
1First recorded in 1965–70; incremental + -ism
Other words from incrementalism
- in·cre·men·tal·ist, noun, adjective
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