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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky