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1. (n.) decrement
the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.
2. decrement
the amount lost by reduction.
3. decrement
Math. a negative increment.
Etymology: (1475–85; < L dēcrēmentum=dēcrē(scere) to decrease+-mentum -ment)
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| Definition of 'decrement' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) decrease, decrement
the amount by which something decreases
2. (noun) decrease, decrement
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) decrement
the state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss
2. (noun) decrement
the quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; -- opposed to increment
3. (noun) decrement
a name given by Hauy to the successive diminution of the layers of molecules, applied to the faces of the primitive form, by which he supposed the secondary forms to be produced
4. (noun) decrement
the quantity by which a variable is diminished
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| Definition of 'decrement' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. decrement
When a suspension needle which has been disturbed is oscillating the swings gradually decrease in amplitude if there is any damping, as there always is. The decrement is the ratio of the amplitude of one oscillation to the succeeding one. This ratio is the same for any successive swings.
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