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decrement

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dec⋅re⋅ment

  [dek-ruh-muhnt]
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–noun
1. the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.
2. the amount lost by reduction.
3. Mathematics. a negative increment.
4. Physics. the ratio of amplitudes of a damped harmonic motion in the course of two successive oscillations.
Origin:
1475–85; < L dēcrēmentum, equiv. to dēcrē(tus) (see decrease ) + -mentum -ment

Related forms:
dec⋅re⋅men⋅tal  [dek-ruh-men-tl] , adjective
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dec·re·ment   (děk'rə-mənt)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of decreasing or becoming gradually less.

  2. The amount lost by gradual diminution or waste.

  3. Mathematics The amount by which a variable is decreased; a negative increment.


[Latin dēcrēmentum, from dēcrēscere, dēcrē-, to decrease; see decrease.]
dec're·ment'al (-měn'tl) adj.
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