decrement
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"There's no good evidence that it causes a long-term or permanent decrement in your memory, but it definitely interferes with people's ability to sort of encode new information."
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2022
And so to qualify for the settlement, they have to show a larger decrement in cognitive function.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2021
Cummings studied 27 subjects in a four-hour-long driving simulation and found that, on average, their vigilance decreased after just under 21 minutes—a physiological phenomenon known as the vigilance decrement.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2018
In fact, Cummings’ team at Duke was successfully able to monitor the vigilance decrement in their research.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2018
But it seemed, on the contrary, most reasonable to 10 calculate upon a continual decrement in the rate of motion according to the increasing distance from the headquarters of the pursuing enemy.
From De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars by William Edward Simonds
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word