as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
each decrement in amount is limited to one third of the previous total
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Recent Examples of decrement
The increment of fitness gain of the former happens to have been greater than the decrement entailed by the latter, resulting in the simultaneous increase in the frequency of both the fit and unfit variants.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2011
Faced with out-of-bounds readings for the radar’s hardware, each CDU began to issue radar increment and decrement interrupts to the guidance computer—lots of interrupts.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 5 July 2019
Although the marijuana brownies caused significant decrements in participants’ attentiveness, physical coordination and ability to concentrate, only 11 percent of them ever had a THC blood level over the legal limit.
—Keith Humphreys, The Cannabist, 31 May 2017
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2011
Faced with out-of-bounds readings for the radar’s hardware, each CDU began to issue radar increment and decrement interrupts to the guidance computer—lots of interrupts.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 5 July 2019
Although the marijuana brownies caused significant decrements in participants’ attentiveness, physical coordination and ability to concentrate, only 11 percent of them ever had a THC blood level over the legal limit.
—Keith Humphreys, The Cannabist, 31 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decrement
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Only 25% of new car buyers are considering an EV for their next purchase, a 2% decrease from last year.Anshuman Tripathy, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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As the policy rate increases or decreases, variable mortgage rates are expected to rise or decline respectively.Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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In February, the company announced price reductions of as much as 55% on a wide range of core cloud products.Ryan Browne, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
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For example, with the exception of the success in insulin price reduction, the IRA could disincentivize new drug development by placing price controls on some drug categories faster than others.Steve Brozak, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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If there’s been a dent in Lankinen’s armour all season, too, it’s been his save rate off of relatively low-danger chances, something the Pietrangelo goal served to highlight.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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By the numbers: Smartwatches claim the vast majority of the wearables market, but smart rings are beginning to make a dent; Samsung debuted one in February and Apple was recently rumored to be working on one too.Erin Brodwin, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Therefore, a decline in estradiol during menopause can contribute to hypertension (high blood pressure).8 Sodium significantly affects hypertension.14 People with ovaries can be more sensitive to sodium during the menopause transition, which can lead to edema (fluid retention) in the limbs.Merve Ceylan, Health, 27 Dec. 2024
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Mercedes-Benz suffered a 9.8% decline, according to the state-run statistics institute INEGI.AFP, Fortune Asia, 27 Dec. 2024
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Last year, the mint issued 15.8 million British coins, a 90 percent drop from the year before.Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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But, after the first few drops started to be delivered to players, complaints started to roll in.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Decrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrement. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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