"incremental" meaning in English

See incremental in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more incremental [comparative], most incremental [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} incremental (comparative more incremental, superlative most incremental)
  1. Pertaining to an increment. Translations (pertaining to an increment): incremental (Catalan), kasvu- (Finnish), lisä- (Finnish), inkrementaalinen (Finnish), inkremental (German), inkremental (Indonesian), инкреме́нтный (inkreméntnyj) (Russian), инкремента́льный (inkrementálʹnyj) [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Russian), інкрементний (inkrementnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-incremental-en-adj--y~lScLC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to an increment': 95 5
  2. Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps. Translations (occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps): inkrementální (Czech), stufenweise (German), schrittweise (German), inkrementell (German), zunehmend (German), graduell (German), stadial (German), inkremental (German), Zuwachs- (German), inkremental (Indonesian), инкреме́нтный (inkreméntnyj) (Russian), инкремента́льный (inkrementálʹnyj) [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Russian), поша́говый (pošágovyj) (Russian), gradvis (Swedish), stegvis (Swedish), inkrementell (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-incremental-en-adj-xwl9aVbv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gradual Derived forms: incremental backup, incremental game, incrementalism, incrementalist, incrementalize, incrementally

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