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单词 increment
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Definition of increment in English:

increment

noun ˈɪŋkrɪm(ə)ntˈɪŋkrəmənt
  • 1An increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.

    (尤指连续、定量的)增长

    all sizes from 4–30 mm in 1 mm increments

    从4毫米到30毫米每隔1毫米递增的所有规格。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The first marker is at 6 feet, and steel posts mark out each additional one-foot increment thereafter.
    • Though the supply chain was capable of supporting a previous increment, it may not be capable of supporting future increments without additional planning.
    • The plan was to pick a middle-of-the-road load to start, and then work up to a safe maximum in reasonable increments.
    • In the normal range, the expectation is that staff progress through the increments on an annual basis.
    • We already have had invalid flights from people using the cheap eTrex with only automatic time interval and no fixed time increment.
    • During operation, the light guide is stepped across the tissue surface at a fixed increment, and fluorescence measurements are made from each discrete site.
    • Soaring demand means that suppliers have to rapidly expand the scale of their operations to increase production by sufficient increments.
    • Additionally, the time increments between data points among the various data sources are not standard.
    • Since we employed multiple trials for each data set, our random number generator was seeded by the computer's clock, and each file in the Monte Carlo series was identified and seeded by increments to the nearest nanosecond.
    • Demand can be billed at a flat rate or, like energy charges, can be billed at block rates based on fixed increments of demand.
    • In campaign engineering, we know that all but a relatively small increment of voters are fixed points.
    • The two loosely related variables are: increments in social scale and the invention of ontologies of the divided self.
    • Dosage began at 250 mg/day, increasing in increments of 500 mg, to a maximum dose of 3 g daily.
    • The observations gleaned from my look at Ecuadorean housing relate to several major observations made in other countries: First, build in increments and plan to make an ongoing series of additions over time.
    • Because of a curvilinear relationship in which resolution gains decline with increasing sample size increments, larger sample sizes were not warranted.
    • I worked up to published maximum loads in small increments and found all of them to be safe in my pistol.
    • The maximum increment in damage there will be equal to 2.
    • A lot of the controversies have been around what's the next step in standards - do we add an additional increment in such and so emission or do we add an additional type of emission to the suite of things we already regulate?
    • We need more troops in order to secure the region, and we then need an additional increment of non-American troops so we can begin to bring some of our men and women home.
    • We measured the reversal potential following each of a series of conductance increments and calculated the reversal potential for each increment assuming they were independent channels.
    Synonyms
    increase, addition, gain, augmentation, step up, supplement, addendum, adjunct, accretion, accrual
    enlargement, enhancement, boost, advance
    informal hike
    1. 1.1 A regular increase in salary on an incremental scale.
      工资定量增长,定量加薪
      your first increment will be payable six months from your date of commencement

      第一次的加薪自你工作开始之日起六个月后即可支付。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • As private sector workers they are not legally entitled to automatic increments in base salary.
      • This means, however, that the mother may lose not only her proficiency in her job, but also the regular salary increments that go along with normal performance.
      • The annual increment in my first salary as a mill clerk was five rupees.
      • Social workers recruited since 2001 have mostly been employed on short-term contracts so that their employers can avoid the financial burden of salary increments.
      • The second round of talks on the annual wage and salary increments ended unresolved over the overtime issue.
      Synonyms
      rise, pay increase, salary increase, wage increase
    2. 1.2Mathematics A small positive or negative change in a variable quantity or function.
      〔数〕(变量、函数的)正(或负)增量
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We estimated meal size from the sum of positive mass increments recorded between weighings.
      • Instead of plotting variables as a function of time spent foraging, foraging activity variables were plotted as a function of an x-axis where numerical increments of one corresponded to individual dives over time.
      • The temperature increment logarithmically decreases toward the periphery of the heating beam, causing a fluid convection of 8 m/s inside a 180 m thick microchamber.
      • If the hazard ratio is larger than one, then an increment increase in the variable causes an increase in the risk of predation.
      • But it does have an increment and decrement function, and primitive flow control.
verbˈɪŋkrɪm(ə)ntˈɪŋkrəmənt
[with object]Computing
  • Cause a discrete increase in (a numerical quantity).

    〔主计算机〕使(数字值)各自增加

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The average person would think Intel would just increment the family code.
    • According to Macrovision, it "wakes up" every so often and increments counters in some of the product files.
    • As we saw earlier, this will increment the counter for a particular word in a particular file.
    • Increment a pixel's stencil value every time the pixel is written.
    • If the last character of the file name being saved is numeric, then the new file name increments the numeric suffix.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin incrementum, from the stem of increscere 'grow' (see increase).

Definition of increment in US English:

increment

nounˈɪŋkrəməntˈiNGkrəmənt
  • 1An increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.

    (尤指连续、定量的)增长

    the inmates' pay can escalate in five-cent increments to a maximum of 90 cents an hour
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The maximum increment in damage there will be equal to 2.
    • In campaign engineering, we know that all but a relatively small increment of voters are fixed points.
    • Demand can be billed at a flat rate or, like energy charges, can be billed at block rates based on fixed increments of demand.
    • During operation, the light guide is stepped across the tissue surface at a fixed increment, and fluorescence measurements are made from each discrete site.
    • In the normal range, the expectation is that staff progress through the increments on an annual basis.
    • A lot of the controversies have been around what's the next step in standards - do we add an additional increment in such and so emission or do we add an additional type of emission to the suite of things we already regulate?
    • We measured the reversal potential following each of a series of conductance increments and calculated the reversal potential for each increment assuming they were independent channels.
    • The first marker is at 6 feet, and steel posts mark out each additional one-foot increment thereafter.
    • I worked up to published maximum loads in small increments and found all of them to be safe in my pistol.
    • We need more troops in order to secure the region, and we then need an additional increment of non-American troops so we can begin to bring some of our men and women home.
    • The plan was to pick a middle-of-the-road load to start, and then work up to a safe maximum in reasonable increments.
    • Though the supply chain was capable of supporting a previous increment, it may not be capable of supporting future increments without additional planning.
    • The observations gleaned from my look at Ecuadorean housing relate to several major observations made in other countries: First, build in increments and plan to make an ongoing series of additions over time.
    • Soaring demand means that suppliers have to rapidly expand the scale of their operations to increase production by sufficient increments.
    • The two loosely related variables are: increments in social scale and the invention of ontologies of the divided self.
    • Dosage began at 250 mg/day, increasing in increments of 500 mg, to a maximum dose of 3 g daily.
    • We already have had invalid flights from people using the cheap eTrex with only automatic time interval and no fixed time increment.
    • Since we employed multiple trials for each data set, our random number generator was seeded by the computer's clock, and each file in the Monte Carlo series was identified and seeded by increments to the nearest nanosecond.
    • Additionally, the time increments between data points among the various data sources are not standard.
    • Because of a curvilinear relationship in which resolution gains decline with increasing sample size increments, larger sample sizes were not warranted.
    Synonyms
    increase, addition, gain, augmentation, step up, supplement, addendum, adjunct, accretion, accrual
    1. 1.1 A regular increase in salary on an incremental scale.
      工资定量增长,定量加薪
      he had waived his right to the second increment of $18 million so that it could be distributed among 40 employees
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The annual increment in my first salary as a mill clerk was five rupees.
      • This means, however, that the mother may lose not only her proficiency in her job, but also the regular salary increments that go along with normal performance.
      • Social workers recruited since 2001 have mostly been employed on short-term contracts so that their employers can avoid the financial burden of salary increments.
      • The second round of talks on the annual wage and salary increments ended unresolved over the overtime issue.
      • As private sector workers they are not legally entitled to automatic increments in base salary.
      Synonyms
      rise, pay increase, salary increase, wage increase
    2. 1.2Mathematics A small positive or negative change in a variable quantity or function.
      〔数〕(变量、函数的)正(或负)增量
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If the hazard ratio is larger than one, then an increment increase in the variable causes an increase in the risk of predation.
      • The temperature increment logarithmically decreases toward the periphery of the heating beam, causing a fluid convection of 8 m/s inside a 180 m thick microchamber.
      • Instead of plotting variables as a function of time spent foraging, foraging activity variables were plotted as a function of an x-axis where numerical increments of one corresponded to individual dives over time.
      • We estimated meal size from the sum of positive mass increments recorded between weighings.
      • But it does have an increment and decrement function, and primitive flow control.
verbˈɪŋkrəməntˈiNGkrəmənt
[with object]Computing
  • Cause a discrete increase in (a numerical quantity).

    〔主计算机〕使(数字值)各自增加

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The average person would think Intel would just increment the family code.
    • Increment a pixel's stencil value every time the pixel is written.
    • According to Macrovision, it "wakes up" every so often and increments counters in some of the product files.
    • If the last character of the file name being saved is numeric, then the new file name increments the numeric suffix.
    • As we saw earlier, this will increment the counter for a particular word in a particular file.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin incrementum, from the stem of increscere ‘grow’ (see increase).

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