cumulative
Growing step by step as more things are added to what came before.
Increasing or growing in amount, degree, or force as new parts are added over time to what is already there.
Showing the total of everything so far, not just the most recent part.
Including or based on all previous parts, amounts, or periods up to a particular point in time.
Used especially in law to mean that one punishment or rule is extra, on top of another one, not instead of it.
In law or official rules, describing a punishment, duty, or requirement that is added to another one instead of replacing it.
- Base: cumulative
cumulative data
1data shown as running totals
Numbers or information that show totals up to a certain time, not just for one day or period.
- The website publishes both daily and cumulative data on new cases.
- Cumulative data from several years helped them see long-term trends.
cumulative effect
1total result of many small effects
The final result that comes when many small things, changes, or actions add up over time.
- The cumulative effect of years of poor sleep can be very serious.
- We are only now seeing the cumulative effect of climate change on local weather patterns.
cumulative exam
1exam covering all studied material
A test that includes questions from everything you have studied in the course, not only the last part.
- The final is a cumulative exam, so start reviewing from the first chapter.
- Students were nervous because the cumulative exam covered all topics from the year.
cumulative impact
1overall impact from repeated causes
The total impact that comes from many smaller impacts happening over time.
- We must consider the cumulative impact of multiple construction projects on traffic.
- The cumulative impact of small policy changes can be greater than a single big reform.
cumulative risk
1total combined level of risk
The full level of risk when you look at all the different things that can harm you together.
- Researchers studied the cumulative risk of different air pollutants on children.
- We need to understand the cumulative risk from diet, exercise, and genetic factors.
cumulative score
1sum of scores over time
The number you get when you add all of a person's or team's scores together over a period of time.
- Their cumulative score after three rounds put them in first place.
- The app shows your cumulative score across all the quizzes you have taken.
cumulative sentence
1prison terms served back-to-back
A prison sentence that is added on top of another sentence, so the person serves one and then the other.
- The court imposed a cumulative sentence of eight years for the two offenses.
- He was given cumulative sentences rather than concurrent ones.
cumulative total
1running total including all so far
A number that shows the full amount so far, after adding every earlier amount.
- The chart displays the cumulative total of donations for the campaign.
- By June, the cumulative total of visitors to the museum had reached 100,000.