decrement

DEFINITIONS OF: decrement

Antonyms:: growth, increase, increment
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

Types:: show 15 types...; hide 15 types...; decay, decline
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current; decline, diminution
change toward something smaller or lower; desensitisation, desensitization
the process of reducing sensitivity; narrowing
a decrease in width; slippage
a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping; wastage
the process of wasting; declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening
process of changing to an inferior state; detumescence
diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen; ebb, ebbing, wane
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number); erosion
a gradual decline of something; exponential decay, exponential return
a decrease that follows an exponential function; loss
gradual decline in amount or activity; nosedive
a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; sinking spell
a temporary decline in health or value; slippage
decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

Type of:: physical process, process
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; dip, drop, fall, free fall
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; shrinkage
the amount by which something shrinks; correction
a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; voltage drop
a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing

Type of:: amount
the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion

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