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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of magnitude go
the act of changing the amount or size of something

increase, step-up
the act of increasing something

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18 Subcategories

addition go
the act of adding one thing to another
advance, rise go
increase in price or value
appreciation go
an increase in price or value
surge, upsurge go
a sudden or abrupt strong increase
augmentation go
the act of augmenting
amplification go
(electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
expansion, enlargement go
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
escalation go
an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy
maximization, maximisation, maximation go
the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position
exaggeration go
the act of making something more noticeable than usual
expansion, expanding upon go
adding information or detail
accumulation, accrual, accruement go
the act of accumulating
inclusion go
the act of including
aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation go
the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
strengthening go
the act of increasing the strength of something
intensification go
action that makes something stronger or more extreme
intensification go
the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film)
split, stock split, split up go
an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity