increment

(ĭn'krə-mənt, ĭng'-)
n.

1. The process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent.
2. Something added or gained: a force swelled by increments from allied armies.
3. A slight, often barely perceptible augmentation.
4. One of a series of regular additions or contributions: accumulating a fund by increments.
5. Mathematics. A small positive or negative change in the value of a variable.

[Middle English, from Latin incrēmentum, from incrēscere, to increase. See increase.]

incremental in'cre·men'tal (-mĕn'tl) adj.
incrementally in'cre·men'tal·ly adv.
incrementality in'cre·men·tal'i·ty (-tăl'ĭ-tē) n.

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A small change in the value of a variable.

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To add a number to another number. Incrementing a counter means adding 1 to its current value.

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noun

The amount by which something is increased: advance, boost, hike, increase, jump, raise, rise. See increase/decrease.

n

Definition: gain
Antonyms: decrease, loss, reduction

An amount of increase or gain in number, amount or value; as to salaries, increments “are the periodic, consecutive additions or increases which do not become a part of the salary . . . until they accrue under the rule making such provision. . . .” 29 A. 2d 890, 891.

IN BRIEF: The amount or degree by which something changes.

Writing the book was easier to do in small increments.

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1. an increase or addition; the amount by which a value or quantity is increased.
2. the early stage of fever, where the temperature is rising; clinically there is shivering, coldness of the skin, and absence of sweating.

For a list of words related to increment, see:

• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - increment: something added, esp. very small amount or series of regular successive additions

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forøgelse, tilvækst, løntillæg, værdiforøgelse, værdistigning

idioms:

• incremental backup    sikkerhedskopi af ændrede data

Nederlands (Dutch)
salarisverhoging, vergroting, toename, stap

Français (French)
n. - (Fin) augmentation, (Comput, Math) incrément, (Comput) pas de progression, (Math) valeur de progression

idioms:

• incremental backup    (Comput) sauvegarde incrémentielle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erhöhung, Zuwachs

idioms:

• incremental backup    inkrementeller Backup

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (προσ)αύξηση, επαύξηση, προσθήκη, κέρδος

idioms:

• incremental backup    (Η/Υ) συμπληρωματικό αντίγραφο ασφαλείας

Italiano (Italian)
incremento, aumento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - incremento (m)

Русский (Russian)
увеличение, прирост

Español (Spanish)
n. - incremento, aumento

idioms:

• incremental backup    respaldo incremental

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (till)ökning, (löne)tillägg, värdestegring, inkrement (matem.), differential (matem.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
增加, 增量, 增值

idioms:

• incremental backup    增量备份

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 增加, 增量, 增值

idioms:

• incremental backup    增量備份

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 증대, 이득

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 増加, 増大, 増加量, 増額, 利益

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زيادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תוספת, גידול, שיעור גדילה‬

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