decrement

CEFRB2

/ˈdɛkɹəmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A reduction in number or amount.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The subtraction itself; decrease.

Examples

  • A decrement in sales was reported last quarter.

  • The software performs a decrement of the counter each cycle.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.

  2. A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.

More examples

In context

  • The decrement in temperature was sudden.

  • He concluded that in normal group situations, production increased constantly, and reports of "boredness" and tiredness showed constant decrement.

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The programmer wrote a function that reduces a variable by one through a blank operation.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin decrementum.