decrement
IPA: dɪkrʌmʌnt
noun
- (countable) A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
- (uncountable) The subtraction itself; decrease.
verb
- To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.
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Examples of "decrement" in Sentences
- An increment is simply A+0 with carry set, and a decrement is A-0 with carry reset (borrow set).
- A LIFO decrement occurs when inventory decreases, depleting layers added in earlier, generally lower cost, years.
- It may be that we are losing our ability to focus and this decrement could have serious implications for us individually and collectively.
- But he failed to mention the pricing incentive, which is to make everyone pay the same relative pain/gain for each increment/decrement in government.
- So what kind of decrement in SVR rates between twice daily and three times daily would begin to cause a problem for the twice daily regimen in your current opinion?
- As regards the second argument -- the argument based on what is called the decrement -- has any one ever heard of any system of taxation which is run upon those lines?
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