increment vs supplementation

supplementation vs increment

increment and supplementation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
increment	Yes	No	No	No
supplementation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, supplementation is a hyponym of increment; that is, supplementation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than increment:

increment: the amount by which something increases
supplementation: a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

Other hyponyms of increment include amplification, gain, fare increase, price increase, hike, raise, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase, boost, cost increase, hike, rise, supplement, tax-increase, tax boost, tax hike, up-tick.

increment (noun)	supplementation (noun)
the amount by which something increases	the act of supplementing
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important	a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

Difference between increment and supplementation

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