decrement: Meaning and Definition of
dec•re•ment
Pronunciation: (dek'ru-munt), [key] — n.
- the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.
- the amount lost by reduction.
- a negative increment.
- the ratio of amplitudes of a damped harmonic motion in the course of two successive oscillations.
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