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decrement

/ˈdekrəmənt/noun

उच्चारण डेक्रमन्ट

घटाव, कमी (घटने की मात्रा)

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noun
  1. 1

    [C/U] formal

    a small amount by which something decreases; the act of decreasing

    घटाव, कमी (घटने की मात्रा)

    • The decrement in pressure was very small.
    • Each year brought a slight decrement in the village's population.
    • The clerk recorded the monthly decrement in the stock.

    Opposite increment

  2. 2

    [C] technical

    a number or amount that is taken away from a value, especially in computing

    डिक्रीमेंट (किसी मान में से घटाई जाने वाली संख्या)

    • The program applies a decrement of one at each step.
    • A counter is reduced by a decrement every time the loop runs.

    Opposite increment

verb/ˈdekrɪment/
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth technical

    to reduce a number or value by a fixed amount, especially by one

    (संख्या या मान को) एक निश्चित मात्रा से घटाना

    • The program will decrement the counter by one.
    • Radhika wrote a loop that decrements the value each time.

    Opposite increment

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Antonyms

increment

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dec·re·ment

?Which word?

Do not confuse decrement (a decrease) and increment (an increase).

Decrement (कमी) और increment (वृद्धि) को आपस में न मिलाएँ।