INCREMENT


Meaning of INCREMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈiŋ-krə-mənt, ˈin- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin incrementum, from increscere to increase

Date: 15th century

1. : the action or process of increasing especially in quantity or value : enlargement

2.

a. : something gained or added

b. : one of a series of regular consecutive additions

c. : a minute increase in quantity

3. : the amount or degree by which something changes ; especially : the amount of positive or negative change in the value of one or more of a set of variables

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.