Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incremental

/ˌɪnkɹəmˈɛntəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: in-cre-men-tal
IPA: /ˌɪnkɹəmˈɛntəl/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to an increment.

adj

Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.

Example Sentences

"The replies to questions indicate that the technology provided noncontractually is generally more routine and incremental than that protected by contracts."
"We perform a full backup on Sunday, including the file foo.dat. On Wednesday, having modified foo.dat, it is stored on an incremental backup."

Etymology

From increment + -al.

Inflected Forms

more incremental (comparative) most incremental (superlative)

Derived Forms

incrementalism incrementalist incrementalistic incrementality incrementalize incrementally

Phrases

incremental backup incremental game incremental learning

Synonyms

gradual

Antonyms

decremental

Rhymes With

mental environmental fundamental experimental gentle dental rental continental instrumental non-governmental accidental parental

Questions

How do you pronounce incremental?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnkɹəmˈɛntəl/.
What does incremental mean?: Pertaining to an increment.
Where does incremental come from?: From increment + -al.

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