decrement

Meaning of decrement

noun
  1. a reduction or diminution.
    relaxation produces a decrement in sympathetic nervous activity
verb
  1. cause a discrete reduction in (a numerical quantity).
    the instruction decrements the accumulator by one

early 17th century (as a noun): from Latin decrementum ‘diminution’, from the stem of decrescere ‘to decrease’.

Information about decrement

  • The plural form of decrement is: decrements.
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Hyphenation of decrement

decre-ment

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • decrement is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

decrement synonyms

Meaning decrease:

decrease

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