Inkrementaalne

Inkrementaalne is an Estonian adjective describing a process, system, or method that relies on small, successive increases or changes rather than a single large operation. The term emphasizes gradual, cumulative development and updates.

In information technology and software engineering, inkrementaalne approaches are common. Inkrementaalne arendus (incremental development) releases the product in small, functional increments, allowing feedback and adjustments between iterations. Inkrementaalne kompileerimine ja varundamine refer to building or backing up only the changes since the previous version or backup, which can reduce work and improve efficiency. The inkrementaalne approach is often contrasted with monolithic or all-at-once methods.

In data processing and algorithms, inkrementaalne processing updates results as new data arrive, rather than recomputing from scratch. This is central to streaming analytics, online learning, and incremental maintenance of models or statistics. Incremental algorithms are designed to incorporate new information with minimal reprocessing of the entire dataset.

In mathematics and measurement, inkrement refers to a small change in a variable or function, and inkrementaalne describes methods or analyses that proceed by such small changes. This concept underpins calculus, numerical methods, and stepwise experimentation, where outcomes are observed or computed in discrete increments.

Overall, inkrementaalne denotes a preference for gradual accumulation, where progress, updates, or computations occur through a sequence of smaller, manageable steps rather than a single, large operation. It is widely used across computing, data science, mathematics, and management contexts.