decrement
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin decrementum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]decrement (countable and uncountable, plural decrements)
- (countable) A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
- (uncountable) The subtraction itself; decrease.
- 1940, Contributions to Education, volume 788, page 30:
- He concluded that in normal group situations, production increased constantly, and reports of "boredness" and tiredness showed constant decrement.
Synonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:decrement
Antonyms
[edit]- increment; See also Thesaurus:adjunct
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]decrement (third-person singular simple present decrements, present participle decrementing, simple past and past participle decremented)
- To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French décrément.
Noun
[edit]decrement n (plural decremente)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | decrement | decrementul | decremente | decrementele | |
genitive-dative | decrement | decrementului | decremente | decrementelor | |
vocative | decrementule | decrementelor |
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