accretion

/əˈkɹiʃən/

growth by gradual accumulation

accretion in a sentence

“The accretion of small decisions shaped the company's culture.”

Latin: accretio (increase), from accrescere (to grow)

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attrition

gradual wearing down or weakening

erosion

the gradual destruction or weakening of something

modulation

a gradual change from one state to another

calibrate

to adjust precisely for a particular function

iterate

to perform repeatedly; to make successive versions

evolution

gradual development over time