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cumulative
[ kyoo-myuh-luh-tiv, -ley-tiv ]
adjective
- increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions:
the cumulative effect of one rejection after another.
- formed by or resulting from accumulation or the addition of successive parts or elements.
- of or relating to interest or dividends that, if not paid when due, become a prior claim for payment in the future:
cumulative preferred stocks.
cumulative
/ ˈːʊəɪ /
adjective
- growing in quantity, strength, or effect by successive additions or gradual steps
cumulative pollution
- gained by or resulting from a gradual building up
cumulative benefits
- finance
- (of preference shares) entitling the holder to receive any arrears of dividend before any dividend is distributed to ordinary shareholders
- (of dividends or interest) intended to be accumulated if not paid when due
- statistics
- (of a frequency) including all values of a variable either below or above a specified value
- (of error) tending to increase as the sample size is increased
Derived Forms
- ˈܱܳپ, adverb
- ˈܱܳپԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- m··پ· adverb
- m··پ·Ա noun
- ܲ·m··پ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cumulative1
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Example Sentences
Even if it doesn't affect the price of eggs, the cumulative loss of income will make life much harder for us all.
This is because account would have to be taken of the cumulative impact of windfarm expansion when other applications are considered.
The committee’s memo found that Tesla created most of the potential penalties for Musk — a cumulative $1.89 billion — due to investigations, lawsuits and other issues involving eight agencies.
"An additional 697 martyrs have been added to the cumulative statistics after their data was completed and verified by the committee monitoring missing persons," the health ministry said.
Am I just feeling the ramifications of this cumulative effect of the chemo?
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