decrement
/dek-ruh-muhnt/US // ˈdɛk rə mənt //UK // (ˈdɛkrɪmənt) //
递减,递减法,递减数,递减量
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the act or process of decreasing; gradual reduction.
- : the amount lost by reduction.
- : Mathematics. a negative increment.
- : Physics. the ratio of amplitudes of a damped harmonic motion in the course of two successive oscillations.
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Examples
See an admirable statement of the three forms of decrement, in Hay, Trait de Minralogie, vol.
The decrement in the capacity of the grooves follows the proportion of 15 to 11.
It is perfectly intelligible that a progressive fatigue and decrement of the magnitude of contraction must ensue.
Evolution is the decrement of this difference between the purely formal and the actual.
Yet no intellect is able to perceive in any given lifetime the actual decrement of this angle.
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