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in·cre·ment  audio  (nkr-mnt, ng-) KEY 

NOUN:
  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.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin incrmentum, from incrscere, to increase ; see increase

OTHER FORMS:
incre·mental  (-mntl) KEY (Adjective), incre·mental·ly(Adverb)


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