increment
noun
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Increment is used in many technical fields, but also nontechnically. Incremental increases in drug dosages are used for experimental purposes. Incremental tax increases are easier to swallow than sudden large increases. Incremental changes of any kind may be hard to notice, but can be very significant in the long run. Rome wasn't built in a day, but was instead built up by increments from a couple of villages in the 10th century B.C. to the capital of the Mediterranean world in the 1st century A.D.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Fox, which had booked all but a handful of its in-game units two months ago, commanded rates north of $7 million for each 30-second increment of commercial time.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
To ease the transition for toddlers, pediatricians advise adjusting their bedtime by 15 minute increments.
—Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
As for circulatory diseases, every 30-minute increment over two hours of daily standing was associated with a higher risk.
—Cathy Nelson, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Increment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/increment. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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