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noncumulative

noncumulative

6.1
Not added to earlier amounts and shown separately for each period
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv/
translation icon : no acumulativo
  • The report presented noncumulative data for each quarter, making it easier to compare individual periods.

Examples

  • The interest on this loan is noncumulative.

  • In statistics, noncumulative frequencies show the count for each category separately.

  • The teacher explained the difference between cumulative and noncumulative test scores to the class.

  • This policy offers a noncumulative benefit structure.

  • The teacher asked the students to present their arguments in a noncumulative way, ensuring each point was clear and distinct.

  • For clarity, the report was structured in a noncumulative format, so that new information did not rely on previous data.

  • To avoid confusion, responses to the survey should be given in a noncumulative style, with each answer standing alone.

Synonyms

nonprogressive
vsnoncumulative
  • Specialized
4.9

A condition that does not get worse over time

does not accumulate past amounts into a total over time

Antonyms

cumulative
47 5.3

Increasing over time as more things are added

How Cumulative

cumulative
47 5.3
incremental
50 4.8
episodic
5 6.0
noncumulative
6.1

Surface Forms

noncumulative positive

Morphology

noncumulative = cumulative (transparent) = non + cumulative

Formed by the productive prefix 'non-' (not) plus the adjective 'cumulative', so the negated meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word noncumulative is made of non- 'not' and cumulative, from a root that means 'to pile up' and seen in the word accumulate. So noncumulative means 'not adding up' over time, as in data that shows each period by itself.