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When I was born, the world's population was 3.5 billion. There are now 6.8 billion people on the planet. By 2050, that's expected to rise to 9.4 billion. What's more, the Earth's resources aren't growing; they're decreasing - and rapidly.
Lewis Gordon Pugh

Meaning of "decreasing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DECREASING

decreasing  [diːˈkriːsɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECREASING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decreasing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DECREASING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monotonic function

In mathematics, a monotonic function is a function between ordered sets that preserves the given order. This concept first arose in calculus, and was later generalized to the more abstract setting of order theory.

Definition of decreasing in the English dictionary

The definition of decreasing in the dictionary is diminishing in size, number, strength, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECREASING


coursing
ˈkɔːsɪŋ
homesourcing
ˈhəʊmˌsɔːsɪŋ
increasing
ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ
insourcing
ˈɪnˌsɔːsɪŋ
leasing
ˈliːsɪŋ
loosing
ˈluːsɪŋ
nondecreasing
ˌnɒnˌdiːˈkriːsɪŋ
nonincreasing
ˌnɒnɪnˈkriːsɪŋ
nonproducing
ˌnɒnprəˈdjuːsɪŋ
nonreducing
ˌnɒnrɪˈdjuːsɪŋ
nursing
ˈnɜːsɪŋ
outsourcing
ˌaʊtˈsɔːsɪŋ
passing
ˈpɑːsɪŋ
policing
pəˈliːsɪŋ
resourcing
rɪˈsɔːsɪŋ
sourcing
ˈsɔːsɪŋ
surpassing
sɜːˈpɑːsɪŋ
unceasing
ʌnˈsiːsɪŋ
wine-producing
ˈwaɪnprəˌdjuːsɪŋ
womb-leasing
ˈwuːmˌliːsɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECREASING

decrease
decreasingly
decree
decree absolute
decree nisi
decreeable
decreer
decreet
decrement
decremental
decrepit
decrepitate
decrepitation
decrepitly
decrepitness
decrepitude
decresc.
decrescence
decrescendo
decrescent

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECREASING

advertising
aliasing
ambulance chasing
bulk purchasing
casing
displeasing
easing
freebasing
housing
missing
phasing
phrasing
pleasing
prick-teasing
progress chasing
purchasing
quantitative easing
steeplechasing
teasing
unpleasing

Synonyms and antonyms of decreasing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DECREASING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «decreasing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of decreasing

Translation of «decreasing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECREASING

Find out the translation of decreasing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decreasing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decreasing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

减少
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disminuyendo
570 millions of speakers

English

decreasing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घटते
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انخفاض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уменьшение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diminuindo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কমছে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réduction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abnehmend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

減少
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nurun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी होणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

azalan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decrescente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zmniejszenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зменшення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în scădere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μειώνοντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afneem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

minskande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avtagende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decreasing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECREASING»

The term «decreasing» is very widely used and occupies the 13.379 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECREASING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decreasing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decreasing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decreasing

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10 QUOTES WITH «DECREASING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word decreasing.
1
Nick Clooney
In matters large and small, many people seemed concerned about churlishness, an ugliness in our relationships that appears to be increasing rather than decreasing.
2
Toshihiko Fukui
The aging and decreasing population is a serious problem in many developed countries today. In Japan's case, these demographic changes are taking place at a more rapid pace than any other country has ever experienced.
3
Paul Gillmor
We must have a relentless commitment to producing a meaningful, comprehensive energy package aimed at conservation, alleviating the burden of energy prices on consumers, decreasing our country's dependency on foreign oil, and increasing electricity grid reliability.
4
Jane D. Hull
We improved the environment in which our children live, learn and play by decreasing crime and clamping down on abuse and violence in the home and on the streets.
5
Don Kardong
For most teenage runners, the right foods means a varied diet, decreasing the amount of fat found in the typical American diet and replacing those calories with carbohydrates. Avoid saturated fats, such as those found in fried foods, and eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.
6
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Medicine has changed greatly in the last decades. Widespread vaccinations have practically eradicated many illnesses, at least in western Europe and the United States. The use of chemotherapy, especially the antibiotics, has contributed to an ever decreasing number of fatalities in infectious diseases.
7
Linda McMahon
I thought I was answering a question that I had heard that was about increasing the minimum wage - would I consider that. So let me just go on record and say this: I am not for decreasing the minimum wage. I did not say that and that is not something I would consider.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh
When I was born, the world's population was 3.5 billion. There are now 6.8 billion people on the planet. By 2050, that's expected to rise to 9.4 billion. What's more, the Earth's resources aren't growing; they're decreasing - and rapidly.
9
Jonathan Turley
Our carefully constructed system of checks and balances is being negated by the rise of a fourth branch, an administrative state of sprawling departments and agencies that govern with increasing autonomy and decreasing transparency.
10
Ethan Zuckerman
Moments of crisis, like the shooting in Newtown, tend to produce brief spikes of popular interest in gun control. My research on media attention suggests these spikes are extremely short-lived, and that they may be decreasing in intensity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECREASING»

Discover the use of decreasing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decreasing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Graduation for All: A Practical Guide to Decreasing School ...
This practitioner-friendly resource offers guidelines for implementing prevention strategies in the classroom, throughout the school, and at the district level.
Camilla A. Lehr, Ann T. Clapper, Martha L. Thurlow, 2005
2
Decreasing Fuel Consumption and Exhaust Gas Emissions in ...
Within all areas of transportation, solutions for economical and environmentally friendly technology are being examined.
Michael Palocz-Andresen, 2012
3
Decreasing Energy Intensity in Manufacturing:: Assessing the ...
It also provides conclusions about the quality of the subprograms and recommendations about how to strengthen the subprograms and the overall program.
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, National Research Council, 2005
4
The Effect of Reiki on Decreasing Episodes of Insomnia and ...
The complementary and alternative (CAM) health movement is a burgeoning phenomenon in contemporary American culture.
Kimberly R. Pugh, 2008
5
Calculus of a Single Variable
Increasing on Decreasing on 5. Increasing on and Decreasing on 7. Increasing on Decreasing on 9. Increasing on Decreasing on 11. Increasing on 22, 22 , 1 1, ; 1, , 1; 2, ; , 2 , 3 3, ; Decreasing on and 13. Increasing on and 32, 2; 0, 2 22, 4 4 ...
Ron Larson, Bruce Edwards, 2008
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Elements of Mathematics for Economics and Finance
A function f(x) is said to be decreasing on the domain a ≤ x ≤ b if, for any two points x1,x2 ,wherea ≤ x1 <x 2 ≤ b, then f(x1) >f(x2) (see Fig. 7.1 (b)). Since the first derivative of a function measures the slope of a function, a function that is ...
Vassilis C. Mavron, Timothy N. Phillips, 2007
7
Decreasing the Trauma of a Serious Illness
The reader will become familiar with acupressure points and how to use them to quickly reduce or eliminate emotional pain. This book is appropriate for family members and patients suffering from a broad range of diseases.
Alan, EdD Yarbrough, 2005
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Global Climate Change and Human Behavior: Decreasing Energy ...
Decreasing demand: Attempting to facilitate energy conservation by changing individual behavior1 2.1 Abstract This eight-week long intervention study examined whether focusing attention on energy conserving behaviors leads to energy ...
Shahzeen Z. Attari, 2009
9
Constant Bearing - Decreasing Range 2006: A Makeover for ...
With the content of these "primary source documents" as stimulants to the imagination, I have penned Constant Bearing — Decreasing Range as a veteran of the U.S. Navy who served and sailed aboard vessels of the Fleet during the period ...
Skip Vogel, 2006
10
Interpolation of Operators
Definition 1.2). This notion, which is clearly symmetric, also allows for equimeasurability of functions defined on different measure spaces. In particular, for each measurable function f, it enables the construction of a decreasing right- continuous ...
Colin Bennett, Robert C. Sharpley, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECREASING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decreasing is used in the context of the following news items.
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World Bank: LatAm has reduced poverty, but pace is decreasing
The World Bank's Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jorge Familiar, praised the region's implementation of economic reforms ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
2
Opioid use decreasing in workers' comp: What's next?
New report from WorkCompCentral suggests strategies to manage chronic pain, main cause of opioid abuse. Jul 07, 2015 | By Rosalie L. Donlon, ... «PropertyCasualty360, Jul 15»
3
McCormick sued for allegedly decreasing black pepper volume, not …
NEW YOK (Legal Newsline) - The maker of a popular spice and seasonings brand is being sued in federal court over accusations that it ... «Legal News Line, Jul 15»
4
Regular demand stops strawberry prices decreasing in France
France is Europe's 6th biggest strawberry producer, behind Spain, Poland, Germany, Italy and even the UK in 2013. Spain is France's number ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
5
Rain chances decreasing, heat builds for the new work week
The holiday weekend ended mainly on a dry note across many areas even though we did see some big boomers pop up across interior ... «KPLC-TV, Jul 15»
6
CBE continues decreasing pound's value against dollar
Talking to Daily News Egypt, a prominent banker, who requested anonymity, said the CBE is intentionally decreasing the pound's value to meet ... «Daily News Egypt, Jul 15»
7
ROY GREEN | Polar Bear Numbers Increasing or Decreasing?
The U.S. Geological Survey just released a report this week “warning a third of the world's polar bears could be in imminent danger from ... «640 Toronto News, Jul 15»
8
NewsPoint exclusive: FBI focused on decreasing human trafficking …
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (July 2, 2015) – When you think about human trafficking, you don't think about it happening in Central Indiana. But, it does. «Fox 59, Jul 15»
9
Thursday's Monsoon Forecast: Increasing heat, decreasing storm …
High pressure draws in slightly drier air from New Mexico, according to News 4 Meteorologist Jeff Beamish. This keeps thunderstorm activity isolated the next ... «KVOA Tucson News, Jul 15»
10
Spain: jobless numbers are decreasing fast – ING
FXStreet (Barcelona) - Geoffrey Minne of ING, reviews the Spain labour market data release, noting that the strong labour market trend bodes ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»

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