incremental refinement
noun phraseUK /ˌɪŋkrəˈmɛntəl rɪˈfaɪnmənt/
US /ˌɪŋkrəˈmɛntəl rɪˈfaɪnmənt/
Making something a little bit better, step by step.
The team used incremental refinement to improve the app with small updates each week.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In software, the practice of improving a product through many small, repeated changes.
Agile development relies on incremental refinement rather than one big redesign.
3. The process of slowly making a design or plan more precise over time.
Through incremental refinement, the architect adjusted the floor plan until every room felt right.
4. A small, repeated adjustment that adds up to a noticeable improvement.
Each incremental refinement to the recipe made the cake taste better than the last.