incremental — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Pertaining to an increment.

   Synonyms

   gradual

   Antonyms

   decremental

2. Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.

   Examples

   The replies to questions indicate that the technology provided noncontractually is generally more routine and incremental than that protected by contracts.

   We perform a full backup on Sunday, including the file foo.dat. On Wednesday, having modified foo.dat, it is stored on an incremental backup.

Adjective

1. increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions

   Examples

   lecturers enjoy … steady incremental growth in salary