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Definition of incremental - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
developmentrelating to small, gradual changes
- The incremental improvements were noticeable after a few weeks..
2.
gradual increaseTECH. increasing gradually by regular degrees or additionsTECH.
- The company made incremental improvements to its software.
Expressions with incremental
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extra benefit or worth gained from an additional action, unit, or change
They measured the incremental value of advertising by comparing sales before and after.
small gradual improvement made to an existing product service or process
The company focused on incremental innovation instead of launching a risky new technology.
small increase in a measured value between two nearby points
The graph shows the incremental change in temperature each hour.
backup saving only changed data since last backup
The IT team scheduled an incremental backup every night.
additional cost from producing one more unit
The incremental cost of producing one more car is $500.
device that plots graphs from computer instructions
The engineer used an incremental plotter for the blueprint.
Origin of incremental
Latin, incrementum (growth)
Terms with incremental included in their meaning
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progress
small or incremental step in progress
computer
incremental movement of graphics on a screen
incremental
method of doing something in small separate steps
incremental change
cause something to increase or decrease incrementally
design
repeat an activity with incremental changes
strategy
making small, incremental changes
mathematics
incremental change or rate of change
behavior
strategy of achieving goals by small, incremental steps
politics
political change through small, incremental steps
market pricing
approach in economics explaining decisions through small incremental shifts
incremental
increasing in a step-by-step manner
gradual change
in an incremental fashion by small additions
Examples of incremental in a sentence
The project requires incremental updates. The project saw incremental progress over the months. Incremental changes were made to the policy.
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- French:progressif, incrémentiel, ...
- German:inkrementell, stufenweise, ...
- Italian:graduale, progressivo, ...
- Spanish:gradual, progresivo, ...
- Portuguese:gradual, progressivo, ...
- Chinese:逐步的, 递增的, ...
- Japanese:漸進的, 段階的な, ...
- Arabic:تَدْرِيجِيّ, تَصَاعُدِي, ...
- Hebrew:הַדְרָגָתִי, בִּשְׁלָבִים, ...
- Russian:постепенный, поэтапный, ...
- Ukrainian:поступовий, ...
- Hindi:क्रमिक, वृद्धिशील, ...
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