Usually means: Reduce a value by one.
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  1. decrement: Merriam-Webster
  2. decrement: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. decrement: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  6. Decrement, decrement: Wordnik
  7. decrement: Wiktionary
  8. decrement: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. decrement: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. decrement: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Decrement, decrement: Dictionary.com
  12. Decrement: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Decrement: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. decrement: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. decrement: Rhymezone
  16. Decrement: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. decrement: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  18. decrement: FreeDictionary.org
  19. decrement: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  20. decrement: Mnemonic Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (decrement)

▸ noun:  (countable) A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
▸ noun:  (uncountable) The subtraction itself; decrease.
▸ verb:  To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.

Similar:
decrease, decrementation, decreasement, abate, diminishment, subtraction, diminution, downshift, detraction, decretion, more...

Opposite:
increment

Types:
amortization, depreciation, write-off, write-down, more...

Phrases:
Logarithmic decrement, equal decrement of life, Increment and decrement operators, more...

Adjectives:
logarithmic, significant, greater, small, little, progressive, average, related, rapid, slight, marked

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Similar:
decrease, decrementation, decreasement, abate, diminishment, subtraction, diminution, downshift, detraction, decretion, more...

Opposite:
increment

Types:
amortization, depreciation, write-off, write-down, more...

Phrases:
Logarithmic decrement, equal decrement of life, Increment and decrement operators, more...

Adjectives:
logarithmic, significant, greater, small, little, progressive, average, related, rapid, slight, marked

Colors:
    gray,     charcoal,     taupe,     pewter,     smoke, more...



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