decrement
pronunciation
How to pronounce decrement in British English:
UK ['dekrɪmənt]
How to pronounce decrement in American English:
US ['dekrɪmənt]
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- Noun:
- the amount by which something decreases
- a process of becoming smaller or shorter
Word Origin
- decrement (n.)
- 1620s, from Latin decrementum "diminution," from stem of decrescere (see decrease).
Example
- 1. This is a default decrement that you cannot change .
- 2. The natural logarithm of this ratio is called the logarithmic decrement .
- 3. The comprehensive treatment of urban domestic refuses by principles of " no harm , decrement and reclamation " has become the main trend .
- 4. Finally , the phenomenon of diameter decrement of the alignment valve , the work-harden and the heatingi-up are expeained .
- 5. They can also take advantage of the atomic increment / decrement functionality of dynamodb for counters .