increment

American  

[in-kruh-muhnt, ing-] / ˈɪn krə mənt, ˈɪŋ- /

noun

1. something added or gained; addition; increase.

2. profit; gain.

3. the act or process of increasing; growth.

4. an amount by which something increases or grows.

   a weekly increment of $25 in salary.

5. one of a series of regular additions.

   You may make deposits in increments of $500.

6. Mathematics.

   1. the difference between two values of a variable; a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable.

   2. the increase of a function due to an increase in the independent variable.

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increment British  

/ ˈɪnkrɪmənt /

noun

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

2. the act of increasing; augmentation

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

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Other Word Forms

• incremental adjective

Etymology

Origin of increment

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin incrēmentum an increase, equivalent to incrē ( scere ) to grow ( increase ) + -mentum -ment

Example Sentences

Under normal circumstances, those records move in small increments, not gigantic leaps.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wholesale price increases typically filter through gradually, often appearing in increments of a few cents a day.

From Barron's

Wholesale price increases typically filter through gradually, often appearing in increments of a few cents a day.

From Barron's

Another key AB 238 amendment is the extension of relief from 12 to 36 months, which borrowers seek in 90-day increments.

From Los Angeles Times

Using a simple remote control, you cycle through six heat levels and can set a timer in one-hour increments.

From The Wall Street Journal