increment
increment Lexical Profile
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• noun
An increase or addition, especially one of a series of fixed, regular, or small amounts.
"The timer can be adjusted in ten-minute increments."
British A regular, periodic increase in salary on an established pay scale.
"Staff members receive an annual salary increment based on satisfactory performance."
A small, finite positive or negative change in the value of an independent variable or function (in mathematics).
"To approximate the derivative, we calculate the ratio of the increment of the function to the increment of the variable."
• verb
To increase a numerical value or variable by a fixed or discrete amount, typically by one (especially in computing and mathematics).
"The loop increments the counter variable after each successful iteration."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-15th century from Latin incrementum ('growth, increase'), derived from the verb increscere ('to grow in or upon'), from in- ('into, upon') and crescere ('to grow').