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decréscimo

[de-KRÉS-si-mu]
nounmasculinepl: decréscimos
decrease
1. A reduction or diminution in quantity, value, or intensity
There was a decrease in sales this quarter.
Houve um decréscimo nas vendas neste trimestre.
2. The act or process of becoming smaller or less
The gradual decrease of the population.
O decréscimo gradual da população.
3. In mathematics, a negative change in a function or variable
The decrement in the numerical sequence.
O decréscimo na sequência numérica.
Synonyms
diminuiçãoreduçãoquedadeclínioencolhimento
Antonyms
acréscimoaumentocrescimentoelevação

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
decréscimo
Standard usage in formal and informal contexts
Portugal
decréscimo
Standard usage, equivalent to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

em decréscimo - in decline, decreasing
sofrer um decréscimo - to suffer a decrease
decréscimo exponencial - exponential decrease
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