Meaning & use
Decremental
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Relating to or involving a gradual decrease or reduction in amount, especially in a series of small steps.
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The software applies decremental backups, saving only the changes since the last save point.
Engineers designed a decremental dosing schedule to slowly wean patients off the medication.
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Directly opposite of "incremental," and most often heard in computing, engineering, and medical contexts.
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