‘steeper decrease’ is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe a decrease that is particularly sharp, large, or significant in comparison to what came before or what is expected. For example, "The company's profits experienced a steeper decrease than expected last quarter."
There is steeper decrease in strain toward the loading end with a transition at the point where the strain went to zero in the initial strain trend.
They show a steeper decrease for fine ash, a moderate decrease for coarse ash and a very gentle near linear decrease for lapilli size tephra.
Thinner hardened layers with a steeper decrease to matrix values are obtained using a nitrocarburizing atmosphere, if compared with those of nitrided samples.
A decreasing trend was observed in salmonellosis-associated hospitalizations, but the HACCP regulation did not seem to be associated with a steeper decrease in salmonellosis-associated hospitalizations after it was implemented.
In this study, we found a steeper decrease in HRD with aging in women than men.
As shown in Figure 3, those with a higher initial FPG showed a steeper decrease.
Nevertheless, as increasing the charge-discharge rate, AC shows a much steeper decreasing trend in comparison with CGACF.
The relationships for MnW exhibited a nonlinear shape, with steeper decreases in memory and motor functions at MnW levels > 100 and > 180 μg/L, respectively.
As a matter of fact, by looking at the methane profile during exhalation of a COPD patient its steeper decreasing slope from TLC to RV is evident.
But in April, energy prices plunged 4.1percentthethe steepest decrease since February 1991.
Last month, Morgan Stanley reported a steep decrease in its earnings because of some wrong bets on the direction of interest rates by its bond traders.
