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accumulative

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ac·cu·mu·la·tive /əˈkjuːmjələtɪv $ -leɪ-, -lə-/ adjective  INCREASE IN NUMBER OR AMOUNTgradually increasing in amount or degree over a period of time 累积的,逐渐增加的 SYN cumulativeaccumulatively adverb
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accumulativeHe defined a game as a conflict of interests resolved by the accumulative choices players make while trying to anticipate each other.
over degree gradually Corpus a in or amount increasing


accumulative
accumulative /əˈkjuːmjələtɪv, əˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv $ -leɪ-, -lə-/ adjective
 Word Family: verb: accumulate; noun: accumulation; adverb: accumulatively; adjective: accumulative
gradually increasing in amount or degree over a period of time
   SYN  cumulative
—accumulatively adverb


ac·cu·mu·la·tiveBrE /əˈkjuːmjələtɪv/ 🔊NAmE /əˈkjuːmjələtɪv/ 🔊 adjective (formal) growing by increasing gradually 累积的the accumulative effects of pollution污染的累积效应