incrementalism.

An approach that proceeds through successive limited changes rather than a comprehensive redesign.

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Words that belong together

• policy incrementalism
• cautious incrementalism

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Incrementalism reduced disruption but left the central problem unresolved.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.