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Increment and increase #1 (permalink) Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:58 am   Increment and increase
 

Hello everyone,
What is the difference between 'Increment' and 'increase'?
Thanks.
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Increment and increase #2 (permalink) Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:36 am   Increment and increase
 

Sometimes there is no difference and they are interchangeable, but 'increment' indicates an increase in regular steps, whereas 'increase' has a wider, more general usage.
This means that sometimes only 'increase' is the correct word to use.
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