scale of increment

  • 1increment — I noun accretion, addition, augmentation, boost, enlargement, expansion, extension, gain, growth, increase, incrementum, raise, rise, supplement, surge associated concepts: unearned increment II index accretion …

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  • 2increment — ► NOUN ▪ an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale. DERIVATIVES incremental adjective incrementally adverb. ORIGIN Latin incrementum, from increscere increase …

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  • 3incrément entre divisions de l’échelle — skalės skiriamoji geba statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Dydis, išreiškiamas matuojamojo dydžio vertės pokyčiu, atitinkančiu rodyklės poslinkį skalėje per 1 mm. atitikmenys: angl. openness of scale vok. Empfindlichkeit… …

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  • 4increment — [ ɪŋkrɪm(ə)nt] noun 1》 an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.     ↘a regular increase in salary on such a scale. 2》 Mathematics a small positive or negative change in a variable quantity or function. Derivatives… …

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  • 5increment — /ˈɪnkrəmənt / (say inkruhmuhnt), /ˈɪŋ / (say ing ) noun 1. something added or gained; an addition or increase. 2. profit. 3. the act or process of increasing; growth. 4. an increase in salary resulting from progression within a graduated scale of …

  • 6increment — n. 1 a an increase or addition, esp. one of a series on a fixed scale. b the amount of this. 2 Math. a small amount by which a variable quantity increases. Derivatives: incremental adj. Etymology: ME f. L incrementum f. increscere INCREASE …

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  • 7Richter scale —  for the standard measure of earthquake magnitudes. It is named for Charles Richter (1900–1985) of the California Institute of Technology, who invented it in the 1930s. The scale increases at a rate that is exponential rather than linear, making… …

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  • 8Richter scale —    for the standard measure of earthquake magnitudes. It is named for Charles Richter of the California Institute of Technology, who invented it in the 1930s. The scale increases at a rate that is exponential rather than linear, making each level …

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  • 9openness of scale — skalės skiriamoji geba statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Dydis, išreiškiamas matuojamojo dydžio vertės pokyčiu, atitinkančiu rodyklės poslinkį skalėje per 1 mm. atitikmenys: angl. openness of scale vok. Empfindlichkeit… …

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  • 10incremental — increment ► NOUN ▪ an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale. DERIVATIVES incremental adjective incrementally adverb. ORIGIN Latin incrementum, from increscere increase …

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