1. The amount by which something decreases
   "The company reported a significant decrement in sales this quarter";
   - decrease
    
2. A process of becoming smaller or shorter
   "The decrement in rainfall has affected crop yields";
   - decrease

1. Decrease a value by a basic quantity unit
   "The program decrements the counter after each iteration of the loop"

Derived forms: decrements, decremented, decrementing

Type of: amount, physical process, process

Antonym: growth

Encyclopedia: Decrement