CUMULATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cumulative mean? 

• CUMULATIVE (adjective)
  The adjective CUMULATIVE has 1 sense:

1. increasing by successive addition

  Familiarity information: CUMULATIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUMULATIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Increasing by successive addition

Synonyms:

accumulative; cumulative

Context example:

the eventual accumulative effect of these substances

Similar:

additive (characterized or produced by addition)

Derivation:

cumulate (collect or gather)

 Context examples 

The cumulative amount recovered from the specimen type specified in PPSPEC between doses (TAU) divided by weight.

(Amount Recovered Over Dosing Interval Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus)

The cumulative amount recovered extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the predicted value of the last non-zero concentration, divided by the body mass index.

(Amount Recovered Infinity Predicted Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent has demonstrated a higher level of anti-tumor activity than conventional anthracycline drugs without exhibiting any indication of the cumulative cardiac toxicity common to this class of compounds.

(Amrubicin, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlordane may be irritant and toxic by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption; toxic effects may be cumulative.

(Chlordane, NCI Thesaurus)

The cumulative amount recovered from the specimen type specified in PPSPEC over the interval from T1 to T2 divided by weight.

(Amount Recovered from T1 to T2 Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus)

Cumulative exposure to a harmful substance or radiation may increase the risk of certain diseases or conditions.

(Cumulative exposure, NCI Dictionary)

The cumulative amount recovered extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the predicted value of the last non-zero concentration, divided by the surface area.

(Amount Recovered Infinity Predicted Normalized by Surface Area, NCI Thesaurus)

The cumulative amount recovered extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the predicted value of the last non-zero concentration, divided by the weight.

(Amount Recovered Infinity Predicted Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus)

The cumulative amount recovered from the specimen type between doses (TAU).

(Amount Recovered Over Dosing Interval, NCI Thesaurus)

The cumulative amount recovered from the specimen type specified in PPSPEC between doses (TAU) divided by body mass index.

(Amount Recovered Over Dosing Interval Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus)