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decremented

/diˈkrɛməntɪd/ /ˈdiːkrɛˌmɛntɪd/

Meanings
verb
To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit.

Examples :

"The counter on the clicker decremented by one each time I clicked the button. "
computing math number technical

Related Words

Illustration clicker

clicker noun

/ˈklɪkə/ /ˈklɪkɚ/

The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment.

"We have a clicker for the TV, one for the VCR, one for the DVD player and another one that does it all."

Illustration button

button noun

/ˈbʌtn̩/

One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).

"The insurance company hired a button to investigate the damage to the car after the accident. "

Illustration each

each noun

/iːt͡ʃ/ /it͡ʃ/

(operations) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.

""The bakery sells cupcakes individually, priced at two dollars each." "

Illustration basic

basic noun

/ˈbeɪsɪk/

A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.

"Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers."

Illustration clicked

clicked verb

/klɪkt/

To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.

"The student clicked the pen to activate the button that started the test. "

Illustration time

time noun

/tɑem/ /taɪm/

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

"Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"

Illustration decrease

decrease noun

/dɪˈkriːs/ /ˈdiːkriːs/

An amount by which a quantity is decreased.

"One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration value

value noun

/ˈvæljuː/

The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.

"The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world."

Illustration counter

counter noun

/ˈkaʊntə/ /ˈkaʊntɚ/

One who counts

"The counter at the grocery store carefully counted the items in my basket. "

Illustration quantity

quantity noun

/ˈkwɑndədi/ /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/ /ˈkwɑn(t)ɨti/

A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating the value of a collection or group of items.

"You have to choose between quantity and quality."

Illustration unit

unit noun

/ˈjuː.nɪt/

A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.

"The doctor prescribed a specific unit of vitamin D for the patient's bone health. "