cumulative /cu·mu·la·tive/ (ku´mu-lah-tiv) increasing by successive additions, the total being greater than the expected sum of its parts.
cumulative
cumulative,
cu·mu·la·tive (ky m y -l  t v, -l-tv)adj. 1. Increasing or enlarging by successive addition. 2. Acquired by or resulting from accumulation. 3. Of or relating to the sum of the frequencies of experimentally determined values of a random variable that are less than or equal to a specified value. 4. Of or relating to experimental error that increases in magnitude with each successive measurement. |
cumulative
[kyo̅o̅′myəlā′tiv]
Etymology: L, cumulare, to pile on
increasing by incremental steps with an eventual total that may exceed the expected result.
cumulative,
adj increasing in effect.
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