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decrement /dec·re·ment/ (dek´rĕ-ment) 1. subtraction, or decrease; the amount by which a quantity or value is decreased. 2. the stage of decline of a disease; see stadium decrementi. decremen´tal decrement [dek′rəmənt] Etymology: L, de + crescere, to grow a decrease or stage of decline, as of a uterine contraction. decrement the recovery after a fever; the excessive stored heat is dissipated by vasodilatation and sweating, and heat production is reduced by relaxation of muscles. Called also defervescence. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To more precisely ascertain threshold, the current was decremented and reincremented until a range was reached where a stimulus was correctly identified at one intensity and not at a slightly lower one for three consecutive trials. Binary cumulative sum charts, based on the theory of sequential probability ratio tests, monitor a cumulative term that is incremented or decremented by certain amounts for each positive or negative result, respectively, in order to sequentially test between user-specified acceptable and unacceptable rates (35,36) (Equation 1). He decremented the ammunition from the planned starting point for each battery, using battlefield calculus (see Figure 1). |
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