step change en · NOUN
Etymology
The concept has been borrowed from mathematics and technology terminology, from step function.
Meanings
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A sudden, discontinuous change.
This 'pre-funding' helps smooth payments and avoids step-changes in charges to operators, according to ORR [Office of Rail and Road].
2019 November 6, Philip Haigh, “Analysis”, in Rail, page 32:The report, stark and uncompromising, marks a step change in Europe's own role in pushing for international action to combat climate change, as it will be used in a bid to commit the EU to ambitious new targets for cutting emissions of greenhouse gases.
2007 January 10, Michael McCarthy, Stephen Castle, “http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/eu-climate-change-will-transform-the-face-of-the-continent-431491.html”, in The Independent:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| step changes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
paradigm shift · quantum jump · quantum leap
Translations (1)
fi askelmuutos (A sudden, discontinuous change)