Definition of increment Increment

/ɪˈnkɹʌmʌnt/ - [inkrumunt] - in•cre•ment

We found 15 definitions of increment from 6 different sources.

What does increment mean?

WordNet

Noun
increment - a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population"
		increase, growth
		decrement, decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something
		physical process, process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
		accession the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"
		accumulation, accretion the act of accumulating
		accretion (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
		accretion (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
		accretion (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
		multiplication an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve"
		population growth increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state
		proliferation growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
		pullulation a rapid and abundant increase
		relaxation a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
increment - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"
		increase
		decrement, decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something
		amount the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion; "an adequate amount of food for four people"
		amplification, gain (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
		fare increase increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
		price increase increase in price
		salary increase, wage hike, wage increase, hike, raise, rise a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
		cost increase, boost, hike, rise the act of giving hope or support to someone
		supplementation, supplement the act of supplementing
		tax-increase, tax boost, tax hike the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of 15 percent"

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Wiktionary

increment (Noun)
The action of increasing or becoming greater.
increment (Noun)
The waxing of the moon.
increment (Noun)
The amount of increase.
increment (Verb)
To increase by steps or by a step, especially by one.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

increment (n.)
The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.
increment (n.)
Matter added; increase; produce; production; -- opposed to decrement.
increment (n.)
The increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased.
increment (n.)
An amplification without strict climax,

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

increment
An amount by which a quantity is enlarged.
increment
The increase of the quantity, of measurements.
increment
To make bigger or more.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

increment
in′kre-ment, n. act of increasing or becoming greater: growth: that by which anything is increased: (math.) the finite increase of a variable quantity: (rhet.) an adding of particulars without climax (see 2 Peter, i. 5-7): (gram.) a syllable in excess of the number of the nominative singular or the second pers. sing. present indicative.—adj. Increment′al.—Unearned increment, any exceptional increase in the value of land, houses, &c., not due to the owner's labour or outlay. [L. incrementum—increscĕre, to increase.]