Decrement: meaning, definitions and examples

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decrement

[ ˈdiːkrɪmɛnt ]

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mathematics

To decrease or reduce by a specific amount; to subtract a value.

Synonyms

diminish, reduce, subtract

Examples of usage

Let's decrement the value of x by 5 to get the new result.
After each iteration, we need to decrement the counter by 1.
The function will decrement the variable by the specified amount.
We can decrement the total by 10% to calculate the final value.
It is important to understand how to increment and decrement values in programming.

Translations

Translations of the word "decrement" in other languages:

🇵🇹 decremento

🇮🇳 कमी

🇩🇪 Verringerung

🇮🇩 pengurangan

🇺🇦 зменшення

🇵🇱 zmniejszenie

🇯🇵 減少 (げんしょう)

🇫🇷 diminution

🇪🇸 disminución

🇹🇷 azalma

🇰🇷 감소 (減少)

🇸🇦 انخفاض

🇨🇿 snížení

🇸🇰 zníženie

🇨🇳 减少 (jiǎnshǎo)

🇸🇮 zmanjšanje

🇮🇸 lækkun

🇰🇿 азайту

🇬🇪 შემცირება

🇦🇿 azalma

🇲🇽 disminución

Word origin

The word 'decrement' originated from the Latin word 'decrementum', which means a decrease or reduction. It has been used in English since the 17th century to describe the act of decreasing or subtracting a specific amount from a value.