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Definition of Decrement

1. Noun. The amount by which something decreases.

Definition of Decrement

1. n. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss.

Definition of Decrement

1. Noun. A small quantity removed or lost. One of a series of regular subtractions. ¹

2. Verb. To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Decrement

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Decrement

1. 1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease; diminution; waste; loss. "Twit me with the decrements of my pendants." (Ford) "Rocks, mountains, and the other elevations of the earth suffer a continual decrement." (Woodward) 2. The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; opposed to increment. 3. A name given by Hauy to the successive diminution of the layers of molecules, applied to the faces of the primitive form, by which he supposed the secondary forms to be produced. 4. The quantity by which a variable is diminished. Equal decrement of life. The decrease of life in a group of persons in which the assumed law of mortality is such that of a given large number of persons, all being now of the same age, an equal number shall die each consecutive year. The decrease of life in a group of persons in which the assumed law of mortality is such that the ratio of those dying in a year to those living through the year is constant, being independent of the age of the persons. Origin: L. Decrementum, fr. Decrescere. See Decrease. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Decrement

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science by Indiana Academy of Science (1922)
"decrement an indication of the sharpness of the radiating wave. To liken radiation from a wireless station to the radiation from a light source: a station ..."

2. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1892)
"The logarithm of the ratio of the amplitude of a vibration to that of the next following is called the Logarithmic decrement. If we write p for this ratio, ..."

3. The Principles of Electric Wave Telegraphy and Telephony by John Ambrose Fleming (1919)
"Determination of the Number of Oscillations by the Aid of the decrement.— A knowledge of the value of the logarithmic decrement of the oscillations taking ..."

4. Review of the Department of Defense Research Program on Low-Level Exposures by Best, Committee on Toxicology, NetLibrary, Inc, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"For CWAs, an adverse effect is considered an operationally relevant performance decrement or an adverse health effect. Throughout the DOD report, ..."

5. Practical Electricity: A Laboratory and Lecture Course for First Year by William Edward Ayrton (1896)
"Determining, the Logarithmic decrement when the Damping is Very Slight—If the damping is very slight, it will be very difficult to detect any difference ..."

6. Practical Electricity: A Laboratory and Lecture-course, for First Year by William Edward Ayrton (1891)
"The decrement can, however, be determined as follows:—Since the ratio of the amplitude of the first oscillation to the amplitude of the second equals the ..."

7. Wireless Telegraphy by Jonathan Adolf Wilhelm Zenneck (1915)
"then the indicating circuit has no effect upon the decrement of the measuring circuit. This condition can not he obtained when using hot-wire thermometers ..."

8. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1843)
"... increment and decrement generally of one or more pounds on each alternate week. The decrement, however, usually exceeded the incre- No. XL—JULY, 1843. ..."

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