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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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Aircraft are allowed to pass within 1,000 vertical feet of one another, which is one of the reasons why planes stick to 1,000-foot increments for cruising altitude.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2024
Rent cannot be raised by more than two increments over 12 months.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 23 Apr. 2024
Meteorological seasons are divided into three-month increments based on the annual temperature cycle.
—The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
While investors were first promised their full allocation prior to launch, it would now be meted out in increments every Monday over a period of eight weeks.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
There are no set guidelines, but tiny increments are best.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
The fact that you’re not supposed to use your phone in tanning beds doesn’t hurt, either; those uninterrupted 15-minute increments in there were my first true exposure to the joy of meditation.
—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
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“Increment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/increment. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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