| decrement [`dek·rǝ·mǝnt] COMPUTER SCIENCE 1. A specific part of an instruction word in some binary computers, thus a set of digits. 2. For a counter, to subtract 1 or some other number from the current value. HYDROLOGY See <<groundwater discharge>> MATHEMATICS The quantity by which a variable is decreased. PHYSICS The ratio of the amplitudes of an underdamped harmonic motion during two successive oscillations. Also known as damping factor; numerical decrement. |