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cumulative

cu·mu·la·tive

UK/ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv/ US/ˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪtɪv/ rare

adjective

1.

increasing by successive addition

  • “the benefits are cumulative”
  • “the eventual accumulative effect of these substances”
Synonyms
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Origin

From cumulate + -ive.

Phrases

  • cumulative distribution function
  • cumulative effect
  • cumulative error
  • cumulative voting

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