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in·cre·ment Listen to audio/ˈɪŋkrəmənt/ noun
plural in·cre·ments
[count] : a usually small amount or degree by which something is made larger or greater
They increased the dosage of the drug in small increments over a period of several weeks. Fines increase in increments of $10. The volume is adjustable in 10 equal increments. (Brit) Employees receive an annual increment [=an annual raise in salary; an annual salary increase] of three percent.
— in·cre·men·tal Listen to audio /ˌɪŋkrəˈmɛnt/ adjective
incremental changes [=changes that occur in small amounts or very gradually] incremental additions
— in·cre·men·tally /ˌɪŋkrəˈmɛnti/ adverb
The business grew incrementally.

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