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Definitions for cumulative
ˈkyu myə lə tɪv, -ˌleɪ tɪvcu·mu·la·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
accumulative, cumulativeadjective
increasing by successive addition
"the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances"
Wiktionary
cumulativeadjective
Incorporating all data up to the present
cumulativeadjective
That is formed by accumulation of successive additions
cumulativeadjective
That tends to accumulate
cumulativeadjective
Having priority rights to receive a dividend that accrue until paid
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cumulative
Cumulative refers to the total amount or effect of something when it is added up over a period of time. It involves successive additions where the total keeps growing as more quantities or effects are added.
Webster Dictionary
Cumulativeadjective
composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated
Cumulativeadjective
augmenting, gaining, or giving force, by successive additions; as, a cumulative argument, i. e., one whose force increases as the statement proceeds
Cumulativeadjective
tending to prove the same point to which other evidence has been offered; -- said of evidence
Cumulativeadjective
given by same testator to the same legatee; -- said of a legacy
Etymology: [Cf. F. cumulatif.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cumulative in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cumulative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of cumulative in a Sentence
I think I have to take John Wesley Boyd Jr. back 20, 30 years, when Black Farmers know for a fact that socially disadvantaged producers were discriminated against by the United States Department of Agriculture, black Farmers have reimbursed people in the past for those acts of discrimination, but Black Farmers have never absolutely dealt with the cumulative effect.
They haven’t shared with us any cumulative ballpark, i believe it’s imperative we know the ballpark at least, and eventually the specific number, because it will be less of a gap to close on the necessary reductions.
I am not an alarmist but for the first time in a long time I am really worried, you have a number of cumulative effects taking place that can not be solved with band-aids. We are talking about major structural investments in the billions of dollars that could take years to solve this problem.
The key is the cumulative effect over time of the damage we have done to them on the battlefield combined with reduced (foreign fighter) flow, so they have to increasingly use younger fighters, conscripts, and security/governance personnel to field their force.
The combination of these various emergencies has, understandably, made it difficult for families to cope, with the cumulative effect being that even small-scale hazards now have the potential to be disastrous, the humanitarian situation in Burundi is at a critical stage, and we need to step up our response to meet the needs of affected families.
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- تراكميArabic
- съвкупен, кумулативенBulgarian
- kumulativníCzech
- kumulativGerman
- συσσωρευτικός, αθροιστικόςGreek
- cumulativo, acumulativoSpanish
- انباشتهPersian
- kasautuva, kumulatiivinen, kasaantuvaFinnish
- cumulée, cumuléFrench
- संचयीHindi
- kumulatívHungarian
- cumulata, cumulato, cumulativoItalian
- 累積的なJapanese
- 누적Korean
- cumulatiefDutch
- kumulativeNorwegian
- narastający, łącznyPolish
- cumulativo, acumulativoPortuguese
- совоку́пный, кумуляти́вныйRussian
- సంచితTelugu
- birikimliTurkish
- кумулятивнийUkrainian
- مجموعی طور پرUrdu
- 累积的Chinese
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