(1):
(n.) An amplification without strict climax,
(2):
(n.) The increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased.
(3):
(n.) Matter added; increase; produce; production; - opposed to decrement.
(4):
(n.) The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.