step change

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step change

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The concept has been borrowed from mathematics and technology terminology, from step function.

noun step changes

A sudden, discontinuous change. 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.

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@misc{step_change_2026,
  title = {step change},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/step%20change},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}