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
However, there are cognitive decrements over time...
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Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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
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.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2011
Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 25 July 2025
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
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.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decrement
Noun
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Fed Governor Stephen Miran, who was just confirmed by the Senate on Monday, called for a half-point decrease.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Local port leaders attribute the decrease to seasonal fluctuations in certain sectors, an ongoing economic slowdown and the impact of tariffs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The reduction of labor costs via automation, efficiency gains, and increasing digital goods and services would all serve to push prices down.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The survey data reveals that 60% of employees believe their leaders lack empathy during layoffs, while 54% don't trust leadership to handle workforce reductions fairly.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Intel has been happy to discard money-losing side projects in recent years, and dedicated Arc GPUs have struggled to make much of a dent in the GPU market.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Instead, opt for easy DIY projects to get in the spirit without leaving a dent in your wallet.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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Following on from its second-quarter results, the company maintained its full-year sales growth outlook of a low single-digit year-over-year decline.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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At the time, Western Sizzlin had long been in a period of decline, having filed for bankruptcy in 1992.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Knee rips and distressing, as well as a drop-sleeve denim moto jacket added some New York attitude to the collection.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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While some tote handles can be too short and cause chafing and others too long and cause discomfort, this bag handle has an 11-inch drop for convenient shoulder wear.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Decrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrement. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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