incrementally-stabilized
|in-cre-men-tal-ly-sta-bil-ized|
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/ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəli ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd/
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/ˌɪnkrəˈmɛntəli ˈsteɪbɪlaɪzd/
gradual stability
Etymology
'incrementally-stabilized' originates from the combination of 'incremental' and 'stabilized'. 'Incremental' comes from Latin 'incrementum', meaning 'growth', and 'stabilized' from Latin 'stabilis', meaning 'firm'.
'Incremental' evolved from the Latin 'incrementum' through Old French 'increment', while 'stabilized' evolved from Latin 'stabilis' through Old French 'stabiliser'.
Initially, 'incremental' meant 'growth or increase', and 'stabilized' meant 'made firm'. Together, they evolved to mean 'made stable through gradual steps'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describes a system or process that has been made stable through gradual, step-by-step improvements.
The software was incrementally-stabilized to ensure reliability.
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