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decrement
[
dek
-r
uh
-m
uh
nt
]
Origin
dec·re·ment
/
ˈdɛk
rə
mənt
/
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[
dek
-r
uh
-m
uh
nt
]
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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;
<
Latin
dēcrēmentum,
equivalent to
dēcrē
(
tus
) (
see
decrease
) +
-mentum
-ment
Related forms
dec·re·men·tal
/
ˌdɛk
rəˈmɛn
tl
/
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[
dek-r
uh
-
men
-tl
]
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,
adjective
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the letter used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or the ratio itself: 3.141592+
a minus sign; a quantity less than zero
occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter or function: a uniform bound
the method of finding the fourth term in a proportion when three terms are given
a system of calculation based on the properties of numbers; the discussion of a problem by algebra consisting of calculus and its higher developments
a function having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables, such as y = 3x + 4
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decrement
(ˈdɛkrɪmənt)
—
n
1.
the act of decreasing; diminution
2.
maths
a negative increment
3.
physics
a measure of the damping of an oscillator, expressed by the ratio of the amplitude of a cycle to its amplitude after one period
4.
(of spectra) a sequence of related spectrum lines decaying in intensity, e.g. Balmer decay
[C17: from Latin
dēcrēmentum,
from
dēcrescere
to
decrease
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
decrement
1620s, from L. decrementum, from stem of decrescere (see
decrease
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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