What does increasing mean?
Definitions for increasing
in·creas·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word increasing.
Princeton's WordNet
increasingadjective
becoming greater or larger
"increasing prices"
increasingadjective
music
Wikipedia
increasing
In mathematics, a monotonic function (or monotone function) is a function between ordered sets that preserves or reverses the given order. This concept first arose in calculus, and was later generalized to the more abstract setting of order theory.
ChatGPT
increasing
Increasing refers to the process or action of becoming larger, greater, higher or more in quantity, intensity, size, value or degree. This growth or rise can be applied to various contexts such as numbers, size, interests, activities, knowledge, etc. It indicates a progressive upward trend or movement.
Webster Dictionary
Increasing
of Increase
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'increasing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1852
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'increasing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3311
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'increasing' in Adjectives Frequency: #247
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of increasing in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of increasing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of increasing in a Sentence
We are deeply concerned about the destructive nature of this attack on a private sector entity and the ordinary citizens who worked there, further, North Korea's attack on SPE reaffirms that cyber threats pose one of the gravest national security dangers to the United States. Though the FBI has seen a wide variety and increasing number of cyber intrusions, the destructive nature of this attack, coupled with its coercive nature, sets it apart.
As we come in to the final days, we are focused on turning our people out ... focused on increasing and maximizing support and ... making sure we are in the right places.
From the onset of this pandemic, nursing homes and assisted living providers have been on the front lines of the battle, the only way we will defeat this virus is working together with the State to ensure all nursing homes and assisted living providers are afforded the necessary resources to accomplish this goal. Hanse added : The States action today acknowledges the concerns providers voiced over the March 25thDepartment of Health advisory and we must continue to work together to implement solutions to assist long-term care providers. We are all in this together, and together, all of our actions must be directed at safeguarding our most vulnerable and lead us to overcome our present circumstances and create a stronger and safer future. Previously, Cuomo has seemed dismissive and resigned to defeat when asked about his state leading the nation in nursing-home deaths. Of the nations more than 26,000 coronavirus deaths in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, a fifth of them about 5,300 are in New York, according to a count by The Associated Press, and the toll has been increasing by an average of 20 to 25 deaths a day for the past few weeks.
To ensure that it is not just being' played' by North Korea, the administration will be under increasing pressure to demonstrate that real progress has been achieved on denuclearization and that Kim Jong Un has in fact made the strategic decision to rid himself of nukes and missiles in exchange for security and economic benefits.
This is just a blessing beyond measure, i began to have a gradually increasing sense of well-being that became a sense of euphoria, and so I started to interrogate it and realized it might be as simple as having the first pain-free day in over a year.
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