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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is てい, and no kun reading is listed. It has 10 strokes and relates to a progressive increase or decrease across stages or over time.
• Basic usage: 逓増 is read ていぞう, and 逓減 is read ていげん.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 逓増 / 逓減
  • 逓増 means progressive increase or gradual rise and is read ていぞう. It describes a value rising progressively as events or usage accumulate.
  • 参加者は回を重ねるごとに逓増している。 means “The number of participants has increased with each event.”
  • 逓減 means gradual reduction or degressive decrease and is read ていげん. It describes a value decreasing gradually or in stages according to a measure.
  • 使用量が増えるにつれて単価は逓減する仕組みだ。 means “The unit price gradually decreases as usage increases.”