Accretion

Accretion, means any growth or increase in size by a gradual external addition or inclusion.

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The term accretion is used in the following areas:

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• In finance, accretion is predictable changes in the price of certain securities.
• In geology, accretion means an increase of land by the deposit of waterborne sediment.
• In science, accretion is increase in size by gradual addition of smaller parts.