incremental

[ in-kruh-men-tl, ing- ]

adjective

1. increasing or adding on, especially in a regular series:

   small, incremental tax hikes.

incremental

/ ˌɪnkrɪˈmɛntəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, using, or rising by increments

Other Words From

• in·cre·men·tal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of incremental¹

First recorded in 1675–85; increment + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The team ran more than 300,000 experiments, incrementally increasing task loads to evaluate how the models managed rising demands.

From Science Daily

“The kinds of changes that would be necessary would need to be transformative rather than incremental,” said Phillips, a co-author of the study.

From Los Angeles Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom in September signed a formal apology for California’s role in slavery and its legacy of racism against Black people, but overall the state’s work to deliver reparations has moved incrementally.

From Los Angeles Times

So far under him improvement has been incremental.

From BBC

Its outgunned forces have incrementally been losing ground in the country’s east, and North Korea’s deployment of troops to aid its ally Russia recently introduced a volatile new element to the fighting.

From Los Angeles Times