ALL meanings of increment
in·cre·ment
I i - noun increment An increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale. 1
- noun increment something added or gained; addition; increase. 1
- noun increment profit; gain. 1
- noun increment the act or process of increasing; growth. 1
- noun increment an amount by which something increases or grows: a weekly increment of $25 in salary. 1
- noun increment one of a series of regular additions: You may make deposits in increments of $500. 1
- noun increment Mathematics. the difference between two values of a variable; a change, positive, negative, or zero, in an independent variable. the increase of a function due to an increase in the independent variable. 1
- noun increment small amount 1
- abbreviation INCREMENT increase 1
- countable noun increment An increment in something or in the value of something is an amount by which it increases. 0
- countable noun increment An increment is an amount by which your salary automatically increases after a fixed period of time. 0
- noun increment an increase or addition, esp one of a series 0
- noun increment the act of increasing; augmentation 0
- noun increment a small positive or negative change in a variable or function. Symbol: Δ, as in Δx or Δf 0
- noun increment the fact of becoming greater or larger; increase; gain; growth 0
- noun increment amount of increase 0
- noun increment an increase, usually small, often one of a series 0
- noun increment the quantity, usually small, by which a variable increases or is increased: a negative increment results in a decrease 0