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as in gradual
proceeding or changing by steps or degrees
the incremental evolution of the collection from a specialized gallery into a comprehensive art museum
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as in cumulative
produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things
the incremental total for my collection of baseball cards
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Recent Examples of incremental
Last week, the analysts said in another note that incremental channel checks showed that Microsoft had cancelled more data center leases in the U.S. and Europe since the initial note.
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
The book’s long middle section detailing the incremental corruption of Noah’s family is as chilling and oppressive as contemporary horror comes.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Brand loyalty makes the bra market a place of incremental change, rather than revolution.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Architectural methods, by contrast, solve the problem of incremental learning by allocating different components of an AI model’s architecture to different realms of knowledge.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
The book’s long middle section detailing the incremental corruption of Noah’s family is as chilling and oppressive as contemporary horror comes.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
Brand loyalty makes the bra market a place of incremental change, rather than revolution.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Architectural methods, by contrast, solve the problem of incremental learning by allocating different components of an AI model’s architecture to different realms of knowledge.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incremental. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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