Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrement.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word decrements.

Examples

  • They measured decrements in cognitive performance and reaction time in rhesus macaque monkeys.

    New Drugs Promise 2 Days Without Sleep & Improved Alertness & Cognitive Power | Impact Lab 2007

  • “Mastery goals facilitate positive … strategies in the face of performance decrements” Ilgen & Davis, 2000, p.

    The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

  • (When conventional discounted cash flow analysis is conducted in the context of the potential for decrements to total enterprise value arising from strategic missteps or profound impacts to reputation, it may in fact indicate satisfactory returns).

    Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Opportunities and Challenges for Business and Industry~ How the MA Findings Affect Your Bottom Line 2008

  • “Mastery goals facilitate positive … strategies in the face of performance decrements” Ilgen & Davis, 2000, p.

    The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008

  • Decreased muscle protein synthesis and various hormonal decrements also characterize aspects of the aging sarcopenic process.

    Archive 2007-07-01 james gaulte 2007

  • Decreased muscle protein synthesis and various hormonal decrements also characterize aspects of the aging sarcopenic process.

    American Heart Association gets on band wagon for pumping weights james gaulte 2007

  • ~ Slow brain function linked with solo knee injuries -- "In a new study, researchers found measurable decrements in the brain function of intercollegiate athletes who sustained anterior cruciate ligament ACL injuries that were not associated with a collision with another athlete or object."

    Speedlinking 6/13/07 William Harryman 2007

  • More recently and on the heels of case reports of severe hyponatremia in a few marathoners including at least seven reported fatalities and less severe decrements in serum sodium values in others, less enthusiastic fluid replacement has been emphasized for the runners and apparently fewer cases of runner's hyponatremia are being seen.

    More on marathoner's hyponatremia james gaulte 2007

  • More recently and on the heels of case reports of severe hyponatremia in a few marathoners including at least seven reported fatalities and less severe decrements in serum sodium values in others, less enthusiastic fluid replacement has been emphasized for the runners and apparently fewer cases of runner's hyponatremia are being seen.

    Archive 2007-05-01 james gaulte 2007

  • Mr Hawtrey, for example, who attaches great importance to changes in liquid capital, i.e. to undesigned increments (or decrements) in the stock of unsold goods, has suggested a possible definition of investment from which such changes are excluded.

    The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money 2003

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.