- decrement
- decrement 1620s, from L. decrementum "diminution," from stem of decrescere (see DECREASE (Cf. decrease)).
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décrément — [ dekremɑ̃ ] n. m. • 1899; angl. decrement, lat. decrementum, de decrescere → décroître ♦ Phys. Décrément logarithmique : mesure de l amortissement d une oscillation. ⊗ CONTR. Incrément. ● décrément nom masculin (anglais decrement, du latin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
decrement — DECREMÉNT, decremente, s.n. (mat.) Diminuare a valorii unei mărimi variabile. – Din fr. décrément. Trimis de dante, 13.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 decremént s. n. (sil. cre ), pl. decreménte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic… … Dicționar Român
Decrement — Dec re*ment, n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See {Decrease}.] 1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss. [1913 Webster] Twit me with the decrements of my pendants. Ford. [1913 Webster] Rocks, mountains, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decrement — [dek′rə mənt] n. [L decrementum < decrescere, DECREASE] 1. a decreasing or decrease; loss; waste 2. amount lost by decrease or waste 3. Math. the quantity by which a variable decreases or is decreased: a negative decrement results in an… … English World dictionary
Decrement — (v. lat.), 1) Abnahme, Verminderung, Verfall; 2) (Math.), die Differenz zweier auf einander folgender Glieder einer fallenden Reihe … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Decrement — Decrement, lat., Abnahme, Verfall … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
decrement — I noun abatement, abridgment, contraction, curtailment, cut, damage, declension, decrease decrescence, deduction, deficit, depletion, diminishment, diminution, dissipation, drain, erosion, exhaustion, expenditure, leak, leakage, lessening, loss,… … Law dictionary
Decrement — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Thing deducted. < N PARAG:Decrement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 decrement decrement discount defect loss deduction Sgm: N 1 afterglow afterglow Sgm: N 1 eduction eduction Sgm: N 1 waste wa … English dictionary for students
decrement — dekrementas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. decrement vok. Dekrement, n; Verminderung, f rus. декремент, m pranc. décrément, m … Automatikos terminų žodynas
décrément — dekrementas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. decrement vok. Dekrement, n; Verminderung, f rus. декремент, m pranc. décrément, m … Automatikos terminų žodynas
