incremental
adjective
in·cre·men·tal
ˌiŋ-krə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
ˌin-
: of, relating to, being, or occurring in especially small increments
incremental additions
incremental change
Examples of incremental in a Sentence
the incremental evolution of the collection from a specialized gallery into a comprehensive art museum
the incremental total for my collection of baseball cards
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Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
The more warning and the more incremental, the less backlash there is likely to be.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
But here, too, the choice to prioritize high-drama plot beats over incremental evolution yields mixed results.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
While direct comparisons are difficult due to different test conditions, materials, and baseline designs, these studies suggest the field is exploring fundamentally different architectural approaches alongside incremental flow field optimization.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incremental
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“Incremental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incremental. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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