stopniowym

Stopniowy is a Polish adjective meaning gradual, incremental, or phased. It describes processes, changes or measurements that occur in steps rather than all at once. The term is used across domains such as science, policy, education and everyday language. The instrumental singular form stopniowym is commonly encountered in phrases like stopniowym tempem, meaning “at a gradual pace.”

Usage examples include:

- Wprowadzanie reform było stopniowe. (The introduction of reforms was gradual.)

- Stopniowy wzrost temperatury. (Gradual increase in temperature.)

- Stopniowe zwiększanie dawki leku. (Gradual increase of a medication dose.)

Grammar and morphology:

Like other Polish adjectives, stopniowy inflects for gender, number and case. Stopniowym is the instrumental singular form used with masculine nouns in the instrumental case (for example, stopniowym tempem). The base form stopniowy has feminine and neuter counterparts stopniowa and stopniowe, with corresponding plural forms.

Etymology and related terms:

The word derives from stopień, meaning degree or step, and from the verb stopniować, which means to grade or to arrange by degrees. The concept underpins descriptions of gradual transitions, staged implementations, or stepped progressions.

See also:

Gradacyjny, etapowy, stopniowanie.