incremental
/ˌɪnkɹəˈmɛntəɫ/
relating to a small increase or addition
incremental in a sentence
“Incremental improvements eventually led to major advances.”
Origin of incremental
Latin: incrementum (growth), from increscere (to increase)
Related Words
accretion
growth by gradual accumulation
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