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cumulative effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
cu-mu-la-tive -ef-fect
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state in which a series of repeated actions have an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects; noted especially in the repeated administration of drugs or repeated consumption of trace elements or chemicals that show no immediate effect.

Inflected Forms

cumulative effects (plural)

Questions

What does cumulative effect mean?
The state in which a series of repeated actions have an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects; noted especially in the repeated administration of drugs or repeated consumption of trace elements or chemicals that show no immediate effect.

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