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the amount by which something is lessened
- each decrement in amount is limited to one third of the previous total
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“Decrement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decrement. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of decrement was in 1610
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