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cumulative

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1. cumulative - Adjective

2. cumulative - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated.

Augmenting, gaining, or giving force, by successive additions; as, a cumulative argument, i. e., one whose force increases as the statement proceeds.

Tending to prove the same point to which other evidence has been offered; -- said of evidence.

Given by same testator to the same legatee; -- said of a legacy.

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the benefits are cumulative Source: Internet

the eventual accumulative effect of these substances Source: Internet

A 1.5°C target goal would need to be accompanied by a cumulative reduction goal such as reducing cumulative emissions to 50% below 2010 levels by 2030 and a 100% reduction by 2050. Source: Internet

3D scanners or other means of sensing the environment in two or three dimensions help to eliminate cumulative errors in dead-reckoning calculations of the AGV's current position. Source: Internet

According to an article in the journal JAMA, the estimated cumulative costs of the COVID-19 pandemic related to lost output and health reduction amounts to more than $16 trillion in the U.S. alone, or about 90% of our annual gross domestic product. Source: Internet

1965 graph of USAF Atlas and Titan ICBM launches, cumulative by month with failures highlighted (pink). Source: Internet

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