Decrement Definition
dĕkrə-mənt
decrements
noun
decrements
A decreasing or decrease; loss; waste.
Webster's New World
The act or process of decreasing or becoming gradually less.
American Heritage
Amount lost by decrease or waste.
Webster's New World
The quantity by which a variable decreases or is decreased: a negative decrement results in an increase.
Webster's New World
A small quantity removed or lost. One of a series of regular subtractions.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.
Wiktionary
Origin of Decrement
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Latin dēcrēmentum from dēcrēscere dēcrē- to decrease decrease
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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