"increment" meaning in English

See increment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪŋkrɪmn̩t/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-increment.wav [UK] Forms: increment [singular], increments [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An increment is an increase of something on a fixed scale.
    Sense id: simple-increment-en-noun-LMgf96LY

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪŋkrɪmn̩t/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-increment.wav [UK] Forms: increment [canonical], increments [third-person, singular], incremented [past], incremented [past, participle], incrementing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To increment is to cause an increase in a value.
    Sense id: simple-increment-en-verb-4jEGFNze
     
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