A variable means to decrease it's value by something%
You divide the original number by 10. A 10-fold decrease in something means that it was reduced by 10 times. So, a 10-fold decrease of 500 of something, means that it dropped to a quantity of 50.
The rate at which something got smaller or lesser.
It means reduction, subtraction, or when you are taking something away in math.
Directly proportional means that both variables increase or decrease at the same time.
A decrease in math is when you are taking away something :)
A withdrawal is a decrease because you are taking something away.
To decrease a number means to take away, or subtract, something from the number.
A variable means to decrease it's value by something%
If you decrease something to 90, you have 90 left.
You divide the original number by 10. A 10-fold decrease in something means that it was reduced by 10 times. So, a 10-fold decrease of 500 of something, means that it dropped to a quantity of 50.
I think you mean, decrease "IN" value which means something is not as valuable any more.
"Scale back" is a phrasal verb that means to decrease or reduce something.
A decrease of negative 1.8 centimeters is an increase of 1.8 centimeters.
Negative reinforcement
To minimise something, or make it smaller.
Decreasing is the opposite of increasing. When you increase something, you have more of it; when you decrease something, you have less of it. For example: we want to increase the number of students who graduate from college. We want to decrease the number of students who drop out.