What does Decreasing mean?

Definitions for Decreasing
de·creas·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. decreasingadjective

    becoming less or smaller

  2. decreasingadjective

    music

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  1. decreasing

    Decreasing refers to the process or state of becoming less, smaller, lower, or fewer in quantity, size, intensity, value, rate, level, or any other measurable entity. It often applies to a downward trend or reduction over a period of time.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Decreasing

    of Decrease

  2. Decreasingadjective

    becoming less and less; diminishing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Decreasing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Decreasing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Decreasing in a Sentence

  1. Charles Branas:

    More specifically, the rate of mass shootings in permissive states appears to be increasing since 2010, while the rate in restrictive states appears to be decreasing, we were somewhat surprised most by the recent, growing divergence in the rates of mass shootings between permissive and restrictive states.

  2. Rouba Mhaissen:

    The misery is increasing in the camps, because the aid is decreasing, even though the war has diminished in intensity, still the refugees can't go back because they have other concerns.

  3. Dillon Ruble:

    The design objectives for an air-time record would be vastly different from the low-drag version we built for the longest-distance record, increasing the wingspan and decreasing the aspect ratio would be the first steps in producing this type of plane.

  4. Edward Gregg:

    What we’re seeing is that lifespans are increasing and mortality rates are decreasing over time, really the most substantial finding is the number of active years is increasing.

  5. Ryan Mauro:

    What we see is that overall global support for Islamist extremist groups is decreasing but the rate of violence within that Islamist pool is increasing as that contraction happens.

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