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Definition of cumulative in English:

cumulative

adjective ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv
  • Increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions.

    累积的;渐增的

    the cumulative effect of two years of drought

    两年干旱的累积作用。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What has not been reported is that the amount is cumulative over a number of years.
    • As you can see, it shows the cumulative post totals of the three of us for the year thus far.
    • How long would it be before both offers amounted to the same cumulative total?
    • People of these races raised themselves under a system of cumulative incentives to responsibility.
    • These effects can usually be avoided by estimating and controlling the cumulative oxygen dose.
    • Although the journey times for most people are going to be short, this is a cumulative damage.
    • In the first seven months of the fiscal year the cumulative figure was £24 billion.
    • I wish they'd just give a little bit more so that you got the sense of a cumulative awareness.
    • Data points are cumulative and useful when you have a frame of reference to plug them into.
    • The winners were judged on the basis of the corporate goal of cumulative profit after tax.
    • Inclusion of later years into the cumulative lifespan measure diluted the effect.
    • Like in real life, the effects are cumulative and so combinations might result in different effects.
    • The trouble is, even taking cuttings is a theft - and the cumulative damage can be considerable.
    • Lead is a cumulative poison: the body mistakes it for calcium and uses it to make bone, so that large amounts build up.
    • Worst of all may be the cumulative or snowball effects on future generations.
    • Quarter point increases sound harmless, but it is their cumulative effect that causes the pain.
    • The game ends when either team's cumulative score reaches 500 points or more.
    • The cumulative rewards can be lucrative, and the experience can change lives.
    • That said, there are problems that I believe stem from a cumulative lack of confidence.
    • The effects are cumulative so the more often you fight the more chance you have of being injured.
    Synonyms
    increasing, accumulative, accumulating, growing, progressive, accruing, snowballing, mounting
    collective, aggregate, amassed
    British knock-on

Derivatives

  • cumulativeness

  • noun
    • The distinctness and cumulativeness of the knowledge construct are not due to chance.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The matrix shows that the cumulativeness of the scale is not perfect, however.
      • One of its main defects is the lack of cumulativeness - the feature so natural for ‘normal’ scientific fields of research.
      • On the other hand, the tendency within the field that each tradition and even each researcher creates an idiosyncratic ‘artificial economic world’ is criticised; instead the advantages of some degree of cumulativeness in evolutionary economic modelling is emphasised in different ways.
      • Findings about an important society may be compared to findings from research in other world areas, thereby contributing to the quest for theoretical cumulativeness.

Definition of cumulative in US English:

cumulative

adjective
  • Increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions.

    累积的;渐增的

    the cumulative effect of two years of drought

    两年干旱的累积作用。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The effects are cumulative so the more often you fight the more chance you have of being injured.
    • What has not been reported is that the amount is cumulative over a number of years.
    • Quarter point increases sound harmless, but it is their cumulative effect that causes the pain.
    • Lead is a cumulative poison: the body mistakes it for calcium and uses it to make bone, so that large amounts build up.
    • The winners were judged on the basis of the corporate goal of cumulative profit after tax.
    • As you can see, it shows the cumulative post totals of the three of us for the year thus far.
    • Inclusion of later years into the cumulative lifespan measure diluted the effect.
    • Data points are cumulative and useful when you have a frame of reference to plug them into.
    • I wish they'd just give a little bit more so that you got the sense of a cumulative awareness.
    • The trouble is, even taking cuttings is a theft - and the cumulative damage can be considerable.
    • In the first seven months of the fiscal year the cumulative figure was £24 billion.
    • These effects can usually be avoided by estimating and controlling the cumulative oxygen dose.
    • People of these races raised themselves under a system of cumulative incentives to responsibility.
    • Worst of all may be the cumulative or snowball effects on future generations.
    • How long would it be before both offers amounted to the same cumulative total?
    • Although the journey times for most people are going to be short, this is a cumulative damage.
    • That said, there are problems that I believe stem from a cumulative lack of confidence.
    • The cumulative rewards can be lucrative, and the experience can change lives.
    • Like in real life, the effects are cumulative and so combinations might result in different effects.
    • The game ends when either team's cumulative score reaches 500 points or more.
    Synonyms
    increasing, accumulative, accumulating, growing, progressive, accruing, snowballing, mounting
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