ALL meanings of decreasing
de·creas·ing
D d - noun decreasing Present participle of decrease. 1
- adjective decreasing becoming less or fewer; diminishing. 1
- adjective decreasing Mathematics. (of a function) having the property that for any two points in the domain such that one is larger than the other, the image of the larger point is less than or equal to the image of the smaller point; nonincreasing. Compare increasing (def 2). 1
- verb without object decreasing to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc.: During the ten-day march across the desert their supply of water decreased rapidly. 1
- verb with object decreasing to make less; cause to diminish: to decrease one's work load. 1
- noun decreasing the act or process of decreasing; condition of being decreased; gradual reduction: a decrease in sales; a decrease in intensity. 1
- noun decreasing the amount by which a thing is lessened: The decrease in sales was almost 20 percent. 1
- adjective decreasing size: getting smaller 1
- adjective decreasing quantity: getting fewer, less 1
- adjective decreasing number: getting lower 1