Meaning

6 senses
  1. Incorporating all current and previous data up to the present or at the time of measuring or collating.

    kumulativ, angehäuft

    совоку́пныйsovokúpnyj, кумуляти́вныйkumuljatívnyj

  2. That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.

    increasing by successive addition

  3. That is formed by an accumulation of successive additions.

    Adding one statement to another.

    cumulative conjunctions like and, both…and and as well as

  4. That tends to accumulate.

  5. Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid.

  6. (of evidence, witnesses, etc.) Intended to illustrate an argument that has already been demonstrated excessively.

    The state wants to bring in ten blood-spatter experts to testify. Your Honor, that is cumulative testimony.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The graph shows the cumulative interest as a function of time.

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  2. Inflation is cumulative.

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  3. Lost sleep has a cumulative effect, I've been told.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
incorporating all data up to the present:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
incorporating all data up to the present:

Forms

more cumulative, most cumulative
Comparativemore cumulative Lesson
Superlativemost cumulative Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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