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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Architectural methods, by contrast, solve the problem of incremental learning by allocating different components of an AI model’s architecture to different realms of knowledge.
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
See also — marginal gains and incremental improvements.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Whereas Wi-Fi 6 offers merely incremental speed increases over Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 7 is all about lightning-fast connections.
—PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
This might strike the average citizen as an incremental advance, but the reality is more complicated.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
See also — marginal gains and incremental improvements.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Whereas Wi-Fi 6 offers merely incremental speed increases over Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 7 is all about lightning-fast connections.
—PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
This might strike the average citizen as an incremental advance, but the reality is more complicated.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 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 Apr. 2025.
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