Reference meaning
retardation
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a decrease in rate of change
Related source terms
decelerationslowing
Other meanings
2. noun
the extent to which something is delayed or held back
3. noun
any agent that retards or delays or hinders
4. noun
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
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