different between decrement vs decreasement

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin decrementum.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?k??m?nt/

Noun

decrement (plural decrements)

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

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:decrement

Antonyms

• increment; See also Thesaurus:adjunct

Verb

decrement (third-person singular simple present decrements, present participle decrementing, simple past and past participle decremented)

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

Antonyms

• increment

Romanian

Etymology

From French décrément.

Noun

decrement n (plural decremente)

1. decrement

Declension

English

Etymology

decrease +? -ment

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??k?i?sm?nt/

Noun

decreasement (countable and uncountable, plural decreasements)

1. (rare) The action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution.
2. (rare) That by which something is decreased or diminished; a decrement.
   • 1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Dialogue 2:

     ... diminishing the velocity with decreasements like to the increasements acquired in the descent

Related terms

• increasement