The phrase "abrupt reduction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden or steep decrease in something, such as quantity, quality, or intensity.
Example: "The company faced an abrupt reduction in sales following the product recall."
Alternatives: "sudden decrease" or "sharp decline".
Then there was an abrupt reduction to 12 per week; now if your mail isn't in the slot early Saturday afternoon it won't go out until noon Monday.
"Typically, pay rises, income rises, but at some point you lose eligibility for a subsidies all together and it's an abrupt reduction in that family's resources," Skinner says.
And the abrupt reduction in the buying power of young American professionals - Porsche's prime customers - is proving disastrous for the company.
The δ13C proxy data suggests an abrupt reduction in irradiance in AD 536, with even a more prolonged anomaly after the second eruption.
One of these is by a fairly abrupt reduction in atmospheric oxygen pressure, as would occur in one's being deposited atop a mountain by helicopter.
It appears to be caused by an abrupt reduction in the proportion of actively growing hairs, and after a few months the hair regrows normally without treatment.
Evidence is provided to support the hypothesis that the observed substantial decreases in the incidence of active tuberculosis are the result of abrupt reductions in the rates of disease progression.
The second difference in the Linux implementation of algorithm is inspired by the algorithm's response to large and abrupt reductions in the measured RTTs.
"To implement the steep and abrupt reductions that have been required under sequestration, we've had to make very difficult decisions to reduce, stop and defer many activities and programs that keep our military prepared to fight -- including training, maintenance, and modernization investments," Hagel said.
These hypoxemic episodes may be the result of position-related ventilation/perfusion changes associated with abrupt reductions in FRC or to regional perfusion changes [ 40, 41].
It has been shown that predominantly mechanical rather than neuromuscular factors modulate the properties of the pharynx after abrupt reductions in nasal pressure [ 38].
