"decrement" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛkɹəmənt/ [UK] Forms: decrements [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin decrementum. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|decrementum}} Latin decrementum Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} decrement (countable and uncountable, plural decrements)
  1. (countable) A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-decrement-en-noun-vMT8~BLC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 15 19
  2. (uncountable) The subtraction itself; decrease. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-decrement-en-noun-7bMmygjM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: quantity Hyponyms: discount, loss, rebate, trash, clip, clipping, offcut, snippet, excerpt, passage Derived forms: in decrement, in one's decrement, post-decrement, pre-decrement Related terms: diminution

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɛkɹəmənt/ [UK] Forms: decrements [present, singular, third-person], decrementing [participle, present], decremented [participle, past], decremented [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin decrementum. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|decrementum}} Latin decrementum Head templates: {{en-verb}} 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.
    Sense id: en-decrement-en-verb-ZEaNtxR8

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