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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIncrement
/ˈɪŋ.krə.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A regular or discrete addition or increase in growth, number, value, or amount.
"The salary will increase by annual increments of five percent."
- 1
To cause a discrete increase in the value of a variable or counter, especially in computing.
"The loop will increment the index variable by one with each iteration."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin noun 'incrementum', meaning 'growth' or 'increase', stemming from the verb 'increscere' (to grow). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially used in a biological and general sense to denote an augmentation in size or quantity before expanding into technical, financial, and computational domains.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Increment" is said worldwide
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incrément
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.kʁe.mɑ̃/
"Le projet avance par petits incréments."
Inkrement
Transliteration: /ɪŋkʁeˈmɛnt/
"Die Gehaltserhöhung erfolgt in festen Inkrementen."
incremento
Transliteration: /in.kreˈmɛn.to/
"C'è stato un piccolo incremento delle vendite."
incremento
Transliteration: /iŋ.kɾeˈmen.to/
"El salario sube en pequeños incrementos anuales."
incremento
Transliteration: /ĩ.kɾeˈmẽ.tu/
"Houve um incremento significativo na produtividade."
वृद्धि
Transliteration: vriddhi
"वेतन में हर साल एक निश्चित वृद्धि होती है।"
增量
Transliteration: zēngliàng
"系统按固定的增量进行更新。"
증분
Transliteration: jeungbun
"값은 일정한 증분으로 증가합니다."
増分
Transliteration: zoubun
"データは小さな増分ごとに処理されます。"
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