DECREMENT


Meaning of DECREMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈde-krə-mənt ]

noun

Etymology: Latin decrementum, from decrescere

Date: 1610

1. : a gradual decrease in quality or quantity

2.

a. : the quantity lost by diminution or waste

b. : the amount of decrease (as of a variable)

• dec·re·men·tal ˌde-krə-ˈmen-t ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.