What does incremental mean?
Definitions for incremental
in·cre·men·tal
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Princeton's WordNet
incrementaladjective
increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions
"lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary"
Wiktionary
incrementaladjective
Pertaining to an increment.
incrementaladjective
Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.
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incremental
Incremental refers to a process that occurs gradually in small stages, parts, or increases. It's a method of making changes or advancements bit by bit, rather than in one large leap. In various fields such as business, technology, and finance, an incremental approach is often applied to implement strategies, improve systems, or measure growth.
Webster Dictionary
Incrementaladjective
pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of incremental in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of incremental in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of incremental in a Sentence
The GO pledge, the pledge that the municipal market for its entire existence viewed as sacrosanct, now isn't, given the strength of the muni market this year, I don't believe investors have been compensated in general for that incremental risk.
Trade may be pointed to as a reason for issues with input costs or weakness in sales, but I think that just as important is the fact that the economy in China is slowing, and they are incremental buyers for both semiconductors and cars.
They don’t really do all that much better in terms of being tax efficient, even when the tax burden is lower, the incremental expenses charged by these funds above and beyond passive counterparts vastly exceed any incremental tax savings that they offered.
The pressure to restructure is moving from the public sector to the private sector, it’s a cold, logical, analytical decision that at some point the incremental costs of regulation exceed the costs associated with breaking up.
And I think we need to move in very big bites, we are not looking to have incremental steps as a key driver of this process.
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