decreasing

Meanings

• Adjective, Verb (decrease)

  Becoming smaller or less in size, quantity, degree, or value.

  - "The company's profits have been decreasing for the past quarter."
  - "The temperature is decreasing as we ascend the mountain."

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Antonyms

go up , grow , increase , rise , shoot up , soar , increase , increment , raise , up

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Synonyms

drop , fall , go down , plummet , plunge , reduce , shrink , sink , abate , cut , decrement , lower , reduce

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with decreasing
recreant , recline , decline , combine

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Variants

List of all variants of decreasing that leads to same result
decrease , decreased , decreases , decreasing , decreasingly

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Forms

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decrease (v): to make or become smaller; reduce, decreases (v): third person singular present, decreasingly (adv): in a decreasing manner, decrease (n): a reduction in size, quantity, degree, or value

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Etymology

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From Old French 'decrecier,' meaning 'to diminish, lessen,' from 'de,' meaning 'down' + 'crecier,' meaning 'to grow.'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'decreasing' is used in various fields, including mathematics, economics, and physics.

2. In mathematics, a decreasing sequence is a sequence in which each term is less than or equal to the previous term.

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Related Concepts

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1. decline: A gradual reduction or decrease, often implying a negative or unwelcome trend.

2. regression: A statistical analysis method that models the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables, allowing for the estimation of the change in the dependent variable as the independent variable changes.

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Culture

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In literature, decreasing can symbolize loss, decline, or a downward trend. In art, it can be represented through visual elements such as shrinking or fading.

How to Memorize "decreasing"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a graph with a downward trend to represent decreasing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of shrinking or becoming smaller.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'D-E-C-R-E-A-S-E' to remember the definition: Decreasing, Everyday, Can Reduce, Everything, Significantly.

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