decrement
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decrement
- /ˈdɛkɹəmənt/ UK
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *de
Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
Proto-Italic *dē
Latin dē
Latin de-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti
Latin crēscō
Latin decresco
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Latin decrementumbor.
English decrement
Borrowed from Latin decrementum.
noun decrements
- A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
- The subtraction itself; decrease. He concluded that in normal group situations, production increased constantly, and reports of "boredness" and tiredness showed constant decrement.
Similar: cut, decrement, deduction, dip, drop, extract, extraction, fall, lowering, reduction, shrinkage
verb decrements · decrementing · decremented
- To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.
