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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a decrease in dimension" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing changes in size, volume, or other measurable attributes of an object or concept.
Example: "The study revealed a significant decrease in dimension of the material after exposure to extreme temperatures."
Alternatives: "a reduction in size" or "a shrinkage in measurement."
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The decomposition process is characterised by a decrease in dimension and mass and concomitant changes in biological, physical, and chemical properties.
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The downsampling can be treated as any decrease in dimension via an operator, and conversely, the interpolation can be treated as any increase in dimension via an operator.
Results of MW – ⟨S2⟩1/2z showed a decrease in fractal dimension (df) value.
The Avrami exponents decreased from 3 to 2.8 above the crystallization temperature of 220 °C, indicating a decrease in growth dimension.
Under the above-mentioned fabrication parameters, a transition in the shape of the pores occurs from a square-like to a round-shaped, accompanied with a decrease in the dimension of the pores (≤200-nm width) as shown in Figure 4d.
A decrease in 'fractal dimension' of vertical and horizontal trabeculae, consistent with a decrease in trabecular number, was correlated with detectable knee JSN.
For polymer chains which are approximately the same size as the filler particle, a decrease in chain dimensions is observed relative to the unfilled chain dimensions at all filler concentrations.
In the dilute solution region in which the measurements are conducted, only when the solution flows does the host polymer provoke a decrease in the dimensions of the guest polymer, while in the static state the dimensions of the guest polymer are not affected by the presence of the host polymer.
One example where this manifests itself is in the well-known decrease in phase change temperature that accompanies a decrease in material dimensions [41].
It is known that the ageing process will result in a decrease in anthropometric dimensions as well as loss of hand grip strength, which is natural among elderly people.
The overall difference between the two groups was significant with the extraction patients exhibiting a decrease in the vertical dimension when compared to the non-extraction patients.
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