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(dek′rə mənt)

noun

a decreasing or decrease; loss; waste
amount lost by decrease or waste
Math. the quantity by which a variable decreases or is decreased: a negative decrement results in an increase

Origin: L decrementum < decrescere, decrease

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noun

The act or process of decreasing or becoming gradually less.
The amount lost by gradual diminution or waste.
Mathematics The amount by which a variable is decreased; a negative increment.

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Origin: Latin dēcrēmentum

Origin: , from dēcrēscere, dēcrē-, to decrease; see decrease

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Related Forms:

decˌre·mentˈal (-mĕnˈtl) adjective

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