/
ˈdɛkrɪm(ə)nt/
n.
- technical a reduction or diminution.
- Physics the ratio of the amplitudes in successive cycles of a damped oscillation.
v.
chiefly Computing cause a discrete reduction in (a numerical quantity).
Etymology
C17: from L. decrementum ‘diminution’, from decrescere ‘to decrease’.
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