incrementalism

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

noun
  1. a policy of making changes, especially social changes, by degrees; gradualism.

Origin of incrementalism

1
First recorded in 1965–70; incremental + -ism

Other words from incrementalism

  • in·cre·men·tal·ist, noun, adjective

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