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decrement

/ˈdɛkɹəmənt/

decrement noun: a small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.

Noun

decrement (countable and uncountable, plural decrements)

  1. (countable) A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
  2. (uncountable) The subtraction itself; decrease.
    • He concluded that in normal group situations, production increased constantly, and reports of "boredness" and tiredness showed constant decrement.1940, Contributions to Education, volume 788, page 30

Verb

decrement (third-person singular simple present decrements, present participle decrementing, simple past and past participle decremented)

  1. (transitive) To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.
    Antonyms:
    increment

decrement meaning in Tamil and Bengali

decrement in Tamil

குறைப்புவிகிதம், குறைமானம், குறைவெண், குறைவதன் மூலம் ஏற்படும் இழப்பு

decrement in Bengali

ধারাবাহিক নিয়মিত বিয়োগের একটি, বিয়োগ প্রক্রিয়াটি নিজেই, হ্রাস

Synonyms of decrement

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of decrement

Forms of decrement

Noun
pluraldecrements
Verb
third-person singular presentdecrements
present participledecrementing
past participledecremented
pastdecremented

Origin of decrement

Borrowed from Latin decrementum.

Words formed from decrement

Questions about decrement

What does decrement mean?
Decrement means a small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
What is decrement in Tamil?
Decrement in Tamil is குறைப்புவிகிதம், குறைமானம், குறைவெண். See Decrement meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is decrement?
Decrement can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce decrement?
Decrement is pronounced /ˈdɛkɹəmənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of decrement?
The plural of decrement is decrements.

Words near decrement in the dictionary

  1. decreest
  2. decreet
  3. decreet-arbitral
  4. decreeth
  5. decreets
  6. decrement
  7. decrementability
  8. decrementable
  9. decremental
  10. decrementally
  11. decrementation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decrement (page history and authors); decrement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decrement (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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