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decrement
dec·re·ment [ dékrəmənt ] (plural dec·re·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. amount of decrease: the amount by which a quantity or quality gradually decreases
2. decreasing: the process by which a quantity or quality gradually decreases ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < Latin decrementum< decrescere (see decrease)]

dec·re·ment·al [ dèkrə mént'l ] adjective
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