Definition
A reduction or decrease in quantity, value, or degree. In computing and mathematics, it specifically refers to subtracting a fixed amount from a variable.
Etymology
From Latin 'decrementum,' from 'decrescere' (to decrease), combining 'de-' (down) and 'crescere' (to grow). The term maintained its mathematical precision from Latin into modern technical usage.
Kelly Says
While 'increment' gets all the attention in our growth-obsessed world, decrement is equally important - every step backward in debugging code or every controlled reduction in an experiment teaches us something valuable!
Translations
ARالعربية
تناقص
tah-nah-kes
CACatalà
disminució
dee-mee-noo-see-oh
CSČeština
snížení
snee-zhee
DADansk
formindskelse
fohr-meen-skay-lseh
DEDeutsch
Abnahme
ahp-nah-meh
ELΕλληνικά
μείωση
mee-oh-see
ESEspañol
decremento
deh-kreh-mehn-toh
FISuomi
vähennys
vah-heh-nyhs
FRFrançais
décroissance
deh-kwah-sehns
HEעברית
ירידה
yee-ree-dah
HUMagyar
csökkenés
choh-keh-neh-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penurunan
peh-noo-roo-nahn
IGIG
ebelata
eh-beh-lah-tah
ITItaliano
decremento
deh-kreh-mehn-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
penurunan
peh-noo-roo-nahn
MYမြန်မာ
လျော့ကျ
lyohk kyah
NLNederlands
afname
ahf-nah-meh
NONorsk
redusjon
reh-doo-seh-yohn
PAPA
ਘਟਾਉਣਾ
ghah-thah-oo-nah
PLPolski
zmniejszenie
zhmeh-neh-shee-eh-nee-eh
PTPortuguês
decréscimo
deh-kreh-see-moh
RORomână
descreștere
deh-skreh-shteh-reh
RUРусский
уменьшение
oo-mehn-shee-nee-eh
SVSvenska
minskning
meen-sknee-ng
SWKiswahili
kupungua
koo-poo-ngoo-ah
TAதமிழ்
குறைவு
koo-rah-voo
TEతెలుగు
తగ్గుదల
tahg-goo-thah-lah
THไทย
การลดลง
gahhn lohd lohng
TRTürkçe
azalma
ah-zahl-mah
UKУкраїнська
зменшення
zeh-mehn-shee-eh-nyah
URاردو
کم ہونا
kahm hoo-nah
VITiếng Việt
giảm dần
yahm dahhn