Incremental Meaning
/ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjPertaining to an increment.
adjOccurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.
Sentence Examples
Incremental improvement is fine as long as the increments are large enough to see.
I enjoy the slow buildup of progress in incremental games.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The project required ____ improvements over many months to avoid sudden changes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The team focused on making ____ improvements to the software instead of one giant change at once.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English increment Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English incremental From increment + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The replies to questions indicate that the technology provided noncontractually is generally more routine and incremental than that protected by contracts."
— 1997, Paul W. Beamish, J. Peter Killing, Cooperative Strategies: Asian Pacific perspectives, page 202:
"We perform a full backup on Sunday, including the file foo.dat. On Wednesday, having modified foo.dat, it is stored on an incremental backup."
— 2025, Richard Fox, Information Technology: An Introduction for Today's Digital World, page 437:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The project required ____ improvements over many months to avoid sudden changes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The team focused on making ____ improvements to the software instead of one giant change at once.