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Word: Decrement
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (as a noun): from Latin decrementum ‘diminution’, from the stem of decrescere ‘to decrease’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛkrɪm(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a reduction or diminution
Short Definition:reduction
Examples:- relaxation produces a decrement in sympathetic nervous activity
Word: Decrement
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛkrɪm(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cause a discrete reduction in (a numerical quantity)
Short Definition:reduce
Examples:- the instruction decrements the accumulator by one
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