Increment: meaning, definitions and examples

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increment

[ ˈɪŋkrɪmənt ]

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mathematics

To increase by a unit or a specific amount.

Synonyms

add, augment, increase

Examples of usage

Please increment the value of the variable by 1.
The counter will automatically increment after each iteration.

Translations

Translations of the word "increment" in other languages:

🇵🇹 incremento

🇮🇳 वृद्धि

🇩🇪 Erhöhung

🇮🇩 peningkatan

🇺🇦 збільшення

🇵🇱 wzrost

🇯🇵 増加 (ぞうか)

🇫🇷 augmentation

🇪🇸 incremento

🇹🇷 artış

🇰🇷 증가 (증가)

🇸🇦 زيادة

🇨🇿 přírůstek

🇸🇰 prírastok

🇨🇳 增加 (zēngjiā)

🇸🇮 povečanje

🇮🇸 aukning

🇰🇿 арттыру

🇬🇪 მომატება

🇦🇿 artım

🇲🇽 incremento

Word origin

The word 'increment' originated from the Latin word 'incrementum', meaning increase. It was first used in the 15th century in English. The concept of incrementing has been extensively used in mathematics, computer programming, and various other fields to denote an increase or addition by a specific amount.