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Borrowed from Latin decrementum.

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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.
    • 1940, Contributions to Education, volume 788, page 30:
      He concluded that in normal group situations, production increased constantly, and reports of "boredness" and tiredness showed constant decrement.

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

  1. To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French décrément.

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decrement n (plural decremente)

  1. decrement

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