decremented

Made one less

Decremented means reduced by a fixed amount, typically by one.

The term belongs to programming and technical contexts, where a counter or variable is decremented each time through a loop: The index is decremented until it reaches zero.

The opposite is incremented.

arithmetic

subtract

Remove from a sum

minusSubtraction symbol
deductSubtract from a total
subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically

difference · deduction · negative · calculation · operand · value · integer · computation · binary · operation

programming

variable

Prone to fluctuation

counterFlat service surface
loopCurve closing on itself
iteratorSequential element accessor

index · pointer · register · value · overflow · underflow · bitwise · operator · assignment · expression

counting

counter

Flat service surface

step-downVoluntarily leave office
downtickSmall reduction in amount
tallyRecorded count

iterator · loop · index · tick · countdown · register · odometer · meter · gauge · count

Opposites

numerical change direction

decrementedincremented

Increased by set amount

increased · augmented · raised · stepped up · upped

value modification status

decrementedunchanged

Not modified at all

unmodified · preserved · maintained · static · unaltered

quantity accumulation

decrementedaccumulated

Gradually collected or gathered

amassed · accrued · built up · grown · expanded

Family

decrement, decrements

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