cumulative
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv/
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acumulativo
- The cumulative effects of the new policies have significantly improved workplace morale.
- cumulative effect
- cumulative impact
- cumulative risk
So the older male is going to have that cumulative damage happen already.
- So the older male is going to have that cumulative damage happen already.
- And thirdly, the cumulative disadvantage that Lisa referred to.
- It wasn't traumatized, so there's no pre-existing cumulative damage to it.
- And so there was a clip that was cut in which I was describing cumulative probability.
- But at some point, someone has to ask what the cumulative effect of this is on kids.
- But all those bad days take a cumulative toll on you, and the good days don't erase that toll.
- This one, it's not the initial cost, but it's actually the cumulative cost.
- We know that the exposures are cumulative.
- Because I'm always lost in the the thing, the cumulative toll of it is less apparent to me.
- So there's there's a lot of things where understanding what's what's going on, it's going to be a cumulative process on your part.
- But more important, what's the cumulative effect of these long periods of exploration?
- So AI for example, based on our work when you combine hardware and software for every cumulative doubling.
Examples
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The team with the largest cumulative time wins.
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A major unanswered question is what the cumulative impacts of these facilities on wildlife are.
Academic text (2011) -
But what will the cumulative effect be?
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But at some point, someone has to ask what the cumulative effect of this is on kids.
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And I suggest that these accounts are the basis of cumulative culture now.
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So the older male is going to have that cumulative damage happen already.
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The effect of the air campaign is cumulative.
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I use only the smallest amounts now, but the effect seems to be cumulative.
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However, the cumulative effects of stress cause many nurses to lose their passion.
Academic text (2011) -
Yeah, I think that there's there's a cumulative effect there over time.
Synonyms
2
4.5
Made by adding parts together rather than by multiplying them
1
5.5
Becoming larger because people add things over time
Becoming greater in amount or number
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A type of stock where missed dividends add up and must be paid before common shareholders
- Specialized
A share that keeps unpaid dividends and pays them before common shares
- Specialized
A voting system where each voter has as many votes as seats and gives them to one or more candidates
How Much
47
5.3
50
4.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
cumulative = cumulate + accumulate (transparent) = cumulate + ive
Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ive' to the verb base (cumulate), and the meaning directly reflects 'tending to/relating to accumulating', which learners can infer from the verb.
Etymology
Cumulative comes from the Latin verb cumulare, which means 'to heap' or 'pile up' and is the same idea you see in accumulate. So, something cumulative grows by small additions over time, like a pile that gets taller.