incremental increase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofincrementalandincrease
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incremental
adjective
uk/ˌɪŋ.krəˈmen.təl/us/ˌɪŋ.krəˈmen.t̬əl/
in a series ...
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increase
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈɪn.kriːs/us/ˈɪn.kriːs/
a rise in the amount or size ...
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Measles vaccine efficacy during an outbreak in a highly vaccinated population :incrementalincrease in protection with age at vaccination up to 18 months.
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The proportion of day-roosting bats in the study area that were individually marked showed anincrementalincreasefrom one day to the next during the period of mistnetting.
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The partial pressure of the hydrogen gas was given by theincrementalincreasein total gas pressure monitored by a 0-10 torr absolute pressure gauge.
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Although the northbound test surface was removed in 1996, there wasincrementalincreasein noise between then and 1998, when my constituents complained to me.
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Many schools have been exercised by not receiving a regularincrementalincrease.
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We are not only protecting society; we are protecting its most vulnerable members—hence the idea of anincrementalincreaseor "three strikes and you're out".
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They have always talked about the first-day salary; they have not talked about the continuingincrementalincreaseas the student nurse goes through training.
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The danger to peace is heightened with everyincrementalincreasein arms expenditure, because every increase in arms expenditure has to be justified in rhetorical terms.
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For example, for both genders there is anincrementalincreasein deliberate self-harm associated with an increase in consumption of cigarettes, drugs and alcohol.
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Tranches are a production/funding distinction, and do not necessarily imply anincrementalincreasein capability with each tranche.
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As behaviors are repeated in a consistent context, there is anincrementalincreasein the link between the context and the action.
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Different molecules absorb different amounts of thermal energy for eachincrementalincreasein temperature; that is, they have different specific heat capacities.
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However, with anincrementalincreasein membership, the company is petitioning to rejoin the county system and rebuild itself.
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He noted theincrementalincreasegained by a closer in a three-run save situation is worth it because losing is so painful in that situation.
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It does so because theincrementalincreasein the skill set of the field theoretically diminishes as the buyin amount increases.
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For nitrogen dioxide, anincrementalincreaseof 10 parts per billion increases the risk of lung cancer by 14%.
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Their arsenal of powers included not only the granting of incremental increases for workers, but also most crucially the right to hire and fire.
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Dosages of 10mg nortriptyline may be adequate, but incremental increases up to 75-100mg may be necessary.
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Accumulation of adaptation current is not instantaneous, but rather depends on incremental increases due to multiple action potentials.
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With anyincrementalincreasein that temperature, the vapor pressure becomes sufficient to overcome atmospheric pressure and lift the liquid to form vapor bubbles inside the bulk of the substance.
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