Associations to the word «Decrement»

Wiktionary

DECREMENT, noun. A small quantity removed or lost. One of a series of regular subtractions.
DECREMENT, verb. To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.

Dictionary definition

DECREMENT, noun. The amount by which something decreases.
DECREMENT, noun. A process of becoming smaller or shorter.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King