Increase

Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.kris/ Explain

When a quantity increases, it goes up. If a town had a population of 90 one year ago, and 110 this year, the population has increased by 20 in a year.

References

  1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, increase. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 96. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

More Information

  • McAdams, David E.. Decrease. allmathwords.org. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. 4/9/2009. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/d/decrease.html.

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Increase. 12/21/2018. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/i/increase.html.

Revision History

4/23/2019: Revised wording for clarity. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
8/6/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, implemented new Geogebra protocol. (McAdams, David E.)
3/5/2008: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)

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