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Increment
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Meaning
Noun
●
The
action
of
increasing
or becoming greater.
●
The amount of increase.
●
In Rhetoric:
An
amplification
without
strict
climax
,
as in
the
following
passage
: "Finally,
brethren
, whatsoever things are
true
, whatsoever things are
honest
, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are
pure
, whatsoever things are
lovely
, whatsoever things are of good
report
, […]
think on
these things."
●
In Chess:
The amount of time
added
to a player's
clock
after each move.
●
In Grammar:
A
syllable
in excess of
the number of the
nominative
singular
or the
second-person singular
present indicative.
Verb
●
To increase by
steps
or by a
step
, especially by one.
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Origin
increment
English
incrementum
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Enlargement
Addition
Expansion
Supplement
Increase
Augmentation
Adjunct
Growth
Augment
Antonyms
Decrement
Decrease
Abatement
Related
Rise
Increases
Raise
Integer
Improvement
Enhancement
Multiplier
Decline
Increased
Variable
Boost
Change
Variation
Advancement
Estimation
Parameter
Increasing
Adjustment
Decreases
Drop
Index
Digit
Ascent
Enhance
Upsurge
Lessen
Surge
Iterator
Bolster
Decreasing
Diminish
Keyframe
Substring
Datatype
Opcode
Quicken
Expand
Advance
Fluctuation
Effect
Reduce
Dereference
Limit
Accumulator
Divisor
Amount
Calculation
Lower
Proportion
Item
Rises
Doubling
Bring Down
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