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
At this point the incremental new dollar into fixed-income funds is likely chasing the downward move in interest rates and yields - so future flows will largely be tied to rates.
Corporations have deleveraged significantly since the financial crisis, so investment-grade debt can look fairly attractive to investors right now because it offers an incremental yield over most government debt.
At this point in the cycle, equity investors are trying to take any incremental news positively while fixed income investors are not, it's quite delicate at the moment and any negative news out of first quarter earnings could impact this sharp bounce.
The most important thing is to keep it simple. Incremental, implementable and imperfect, the most we’ll work on is three things, because life happens.
Officer French is making small but positive progress, given what we feared on Saturday night, Officer French is getting great care, Officer French's surrounded by a family that's loving and praying on Officer French, and a lot of colleagues who are pulling for Officer French recovery, and Officer French is making some incremental progress.
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