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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DECREMENT

From Latin dēcrēmentum, from dēcrescere to decrease.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DECREMENT

decrement  [ˈdɛkrɪmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECREMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decrement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECREMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Decrement

Decrement may refer to: ▪ Decrement table ▪ Logarithmic decrement ▪ Increment and decrement operators...

Definition of decrement in the English dictionary

The first definition of decrement in the dictionary is the act of decreasing; diminution. Other definition of decrement is a negative increment. Decrement is also a measure of the damping of an oscillator, expressed by the ratio of the amplitude of a cycle to its amplitude after one period.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECREMENT


deployment
dɪˈplɔɪmənt
detriment
ˈdɛtrɪmənt
diriment
ˈdɪrɪmənt
dreariment
ˈdrɪərɪmənt
element
ˈɛlɪmənt
employment
ɪmˈplɔɪmənt
excrement
ˈɛkskrɪmənt
experiment
ɪkˈspɛrɪmənt
herriment
ˈhɛrɪmənt
implement
ˈɪmplɪmənt
increment
ˈɪnkrɪmənt
merriment
ˈmɛrɪmənt
nutriment
ˈnjuːtrɪmənt
payment
ˈpeɪmənt
preexperiment
ˌpriːɪkˈspɛrɪmənt
recrement
ˈrɛkrɪmənt
supplement
ˈsʌplɪmənt
unemployment
ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt
wariment
ˈwɛərɪmənt
worriment
ˈwʌrɪmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECREMENT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECREMENT

abonnement
achievement
advertisement
agreement
amusement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
enforcement
engagement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement

Synonyms and antonyms of decrement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decrement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECREMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

递减
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decremento
570 millions of speakers

English

decrement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घटती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إنقاص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

декремент
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decremento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্রাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décroissance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengurangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dekrement
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デクリメント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decrement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sụt lần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

azalma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diminuzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ubytek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

декремент
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decrement
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μείωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

decrement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dekrement
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

decrement
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decrement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECREMENT»

The term «decrement» is regularly used and occupies the 64.516 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECREMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «decrement» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «decrement» 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 decrement

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECREMENT»

Discover the use of decrement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decrement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Multiple Decrement Models in Insurance: An Introduction Using R
This book will serve as a guide to many actuarial concepts and statistical techniques in multiple decrement models and their application in calculation of premiums and reserves in life insurance products with riders and in pension and ...
Shailaja Rajendra Deshmukh, 2012
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Financial and Actuarial Statistics: An Introduction, Second ...
Research discussions include approximations to aggregate sums, single decrement modeling, statistical analysis of investment pricing models and simulation approaches to stochastic status models. The approach this text takes is unique in ...
Dale S. Borowiak, Arnold F. Shapiro, 2013
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Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics
c11 JWST022-Promislow October 13, 2010 10:0 Printer Name: Yet to Come 174 MULTIPLE-DECREMENT THEORY Consider a numerical example. Suppose that in our death–disability table l(τ)x = 1000, d(1)x = 300, d(2)x = 100.
S. David Promislow, 2011
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Applied Demography for Biologists : with Special Emphasis on ...
The conventional single decrement life table shows the probability of survivorship of an individual subject to the one ... In multiple decrement tables the individual is subject to a number of mutually exclusive hazards, such as disease, predators ...
Davis James R. Carey Professor of Entomology University of California, 1993
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Improved Structural Health Monitoring Using Random Decrement ...
A numerical study was performed where simulated measurements were obtained from a finite element model of a frame containing a damaged member.
Oleg V. Shiryayev, 2008
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Models for Quantifying Risk, Sixth Edition:
CHAPTER. THIRTEEN. MULTIPLE-DECREMENT. MODELS. (THEORY). For most of this text we have considered models with payments contingent on the occurrence of a particular concept of failure for a specified entity of interest.
Stephen J. Camilli, ASA, Ian Duncan, FSA, FIA, FCIA, MAAA, Richard L. London, FSA, 2014
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EMG Pearls
In chronic disorders of lower motor neurons, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the immature neuromuscular junctions present during reinnervation may demonstrate blocking and abnormal degrees of decrement on repetitive stimulation.
Steven Alan Greenberg, Anthony A. Amato, 2004
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Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
The capacity of the variable condenser is varied until the mean square of the current is reduced to 1/2 the first value. Then the decrement is calculated. This gives the sum of decrement of the source, a?rial, and the decrement of the decremeter.
Indiana Academy of Science, 1922
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Miniature pig incapacitation and performance decrement after ...
Miniature pigs were trained by shock avoidance conditioning to traverse, on cue, a two-chambered shuttlebox and performance was evaluated after the pigs received mid-line tissue doses of pulsed, mixed gamma-neutron radiations ranging from ...
R. L. Chaput, D. Wise, 1969
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Stress Tests for Defined Benefit Pension Plans: A Primer
From the aforementioned decrement assumptions it is possible to derive the composite survival probabilities. The idea is simple: all the various contingencies to which individuals are exposed will affect their probability of survival in the plan  ...
Gregorio Impavido, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECREMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decrement is used in the context of the following news items.
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STOXX Launches Euro iSTOXX 50 Style Weighted And Euro …
The EURO iSTOXX 50 Style Weighted Decrement Index is derived from the EURO iSTOXX 50 Style Weighted Index and replicates the return of ... «Exchange News Direct, Jul 15»
2
Will Humans Matter In The Wars Of 2030? – Analysis
The vigilance decrement (vigilance is the scientific term for sustained attention) and decision fatigue are well-documented phenomena ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
3
A Rugby World Cup of difference with hi-tech preparations
... runs - all the rage at the time - have fallen by the wayside in favour of yo-yo tests, phosphate decrement runs and conditioning games. «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
4
Job Manager Lock-Free
In mine at the moment, if i fail to pop a job, I try to decrement a semaphore (which will block if it hasn't been incremented). Every time I push a ... «GameDev.net, Jul 15»
5
Paksitan's KSE welcomes new fiscal year with all-time historic peak
... the flip side Nestle Pakistan led the major price shedders with decrement of 13 rupees (13 U.S. cents) to 9,738 rupees (97.38 U.S. dollars). «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
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China cotton stockpile auction may shake up market
"Under the cotton auction, diversification in the cotton yarn market will continue to increase, and decrement of medium-to-low-end cotton yarns ... «just-style.com, Jun 15»
7
Monitor at Odds with PJM, Marketer over FTR Forfeiture Rule
... whether PJM is improperly treating up-to-congestion transactions differently than incremental offers (INCs) and decrement bids (DECs). «RTO Insider, Jun 15»
8
Here's the Drug That Every School Should Legalise
lack of dopamine results in a performance/motivational decrement that masks their learning competence. Learning: game on. There are many ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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KSE falls 0.74 pct amid better participation
... Unilever Foods led the major price shedders with decrement of 362.37 rupees (3.62 U.S. dollars) to 7, 332.63 rupees (73.32 U.S. dollars). «Shanghai Daily, Jun 15»
10
Navy denies jet noise harm | Guest column
... impaired concentration, hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, worsening diabetes, gastrointestinal difficulties and a major decrement in quality ... «Islands' Weekly, Jun 15»

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