increment
The action of increasing or becoming greaterThe action of increasing or becoming greater.
» The small increment made no impact on the projection.
Meaning
5 sensesThe action of increasing or becoming greater.
Erhöhung, Zunahme, Zuwachs
приро́стpriróst, инкрементinkrement
The amount of increase.
Inkrement
the amount by which something increases
(rhetoric)An amplification without strict climax, as in the following passage: "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, […] think on these things."
The amount of time added to a player's clock after each move.
A syllable in excess of the number of the nominative singular or the second-person singular present indicative.
Examples
7 sentencesThe small increment made no impact on the projection.
Every time you go through the cycle, you increment the counter by one.
They have rejected a five percent “conditional” salary increment offered by the government.
deSie haben eine von der Regierung angebotene, „bedingte“ fünfprozentige Gehaltserhöhung abgelehnt.
There are a lot of challenges now due to the increment of prices.
Incremental improvement is fine as long as the increments are large enough to see.
deStufenweise Verbesserungen sind in Ordnung, solange die Stufen groß genug sind, dass man sie sehen kann.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English encrement, increment, from Latin incrēmentum, from incrēscō (whence inFrom Middle English encrement, increment, from Latin incrēmentum, from incrēscō (whence increase), from in- + crēscō (“grow”). Equivalent to increase + -ment.
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Forms
plural: increments| Singular | increment |
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