decrement
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
See decrement in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dĕkˈrə-mənt)
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.
Related Forms:
- decˌre·mentˈal (-mĕnˈtl) adjective
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