increment

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɪŋkrɪm(ə)nt/

noun

  • an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale: all sizes from 4-30 mm in 1 mm increments
  • a regular increase in salary on an incremental scale: your first increment will be payable six months from your date of commencement
  • Mathematics a small positive or negative change in a variable quantity or function.

verb

[with object] chiefly Computing
  • cause a discrete increase in (a numerical quantity).

Derivatives

incremental

Pronunciation: /-ˈmɛnt(ə)l/
adjective

incrementally

Pronunciation: /-ˈmɛnt(ə)li/
adverb

Origin:

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