Definition of incremental adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Incremental describes regular, measurable movements that are usually small. Sometimes a basketball team might make a huge improvement, like a team that is 32-50 one year and then 50-32 the next. More often, progress is small and tiny — incremental.
Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps. Pertaining to an increment. Choosing something with clear incremental markings makes it easier. There has been an incremental evolution rather than a 'big bang ' revolution. E.g. it has no interpreter, only an incremental compiler.
