[ 'ɪŋkrɪm(ə)nt ]
■ noun
1》 an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.
↘a regular increase in salary on such a scale.
2》 Mathematics a small positive or negative change in a variable quantity or function.
Derivatives
~al adjective
~ally adverb
Origin
ME: from L. ~um , from the stem of increscere (see increase ).