incrementalism

noun

Etymology

From incremental + -ism.

  1. derived from incrēmentum
  2. inherited from encrement
  3. formed as incremental — “increment + -al
  4. suffixed as incrementalism — “incremental + ism

Definitions

  1. Any method of achieving a goal by means of a series of gradual increments, or small steps.

    • And after a summer of extreme heat and wild weather, she evidently worries that incrementalism will not be enough to address a climate crisis that is crying out for revolution.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for incrementalism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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