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Incremental vs Accumulation - What's the difference?

incremental | accumulation |

As an adjective incremental

is incremental.

As a noun accumulation is

the act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.

incremental

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to an increment.
  • Occurring over a series of gradual increments, or small steps.

    • Derived terms

    * incrementalism * incrementalist * incrementalize * incrementally

    accumulation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
  • The process of growing into a heap or a large amount.
    • an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, or of honors
  • A mass of something piled up or collected.
  • (legal) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.
  • (accounting) The continuous growth of capital by retention of interest or savings.
  • (finance) The action of investors buying an asset from other investors when the price of the asset is low.

    • Synonyms

    * (accounting) retained earnings

    Antonyms

    * decumulation