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Added 10 October 2026

leapfrogging

noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about leapfrogging at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of one who leapfrogs.
The idea that small and incremental innovations lead the dominant firm to stay ahead, whereas radical innovations will permit new firms to "leapfrog" the dominant one.

verb

present participle and gerund of leapfrog.

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