释义 |
decrement /dekˈri-mənt/ noun- The act or state of decreasing
- The quantity lost by decrease
- The decrease in value of a variable (mathematics)
- The ratio of each amplitude to the previous one in an oscillator (physics)
transitive verb- To decrease the value of by a given amount
- (in computer programming) to subtract 1 from (the value in a storage location)
ORIGIN: L dēcrēmentum |