increment
noun
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Increment is used in many technical fields, but also nontechnically. Incremental increases in drug dosages are used for experimental purposes. Incremental tax increases are easier to swallow than sudden large increases. Incremental changes of any kind may be hard to notice, but can be very significant in the long run. Rome wasn't built in a day, but was instead built up by increments from a couple of villages in the 10th century B.C. to the capital of the Mediterranean world in the 1st century A.D.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Mar. 2024
Just this year, Grand Marais’ Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply has started renting otherwise expensive and hard-to-come-by Nordic skates in 24-hour increments at $30 for just the blades and $50 for a blade and boot combo.
—Cinnamon Janzer, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2024
Parents can set a weekly schedule of times when the child is allowed online in one-hour increments.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Three of those hours also needed to include school in 20-minute increments.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Here, they’re squeezed into 30-minute increments, as the X-Men face obstacles that include Sentinel robots, a weapon that neutralizes their powers and a psychic attack engineered by longtime nemesis Mr. Sinister (Chris Britton).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Of all the immediate changes to Grégoire Trudeau’s life—no more government staffers breaking down her schedule into 12-minute increments, no need to socialize with the spouses while the electeds did business—the most startling was a newfound freedom.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
Either the parent or child held the toothbrush at the correct 45-degree angle, and made sure to brush all of the teeth, trying to separate the time into 30-second increments for the upper right, upper left, lower right, and lower left parts of the mouth.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
The minimum transfer amount is 1,000 points, and can increase in 1,000-point increments from there.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Increment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/increment. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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