descending

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/

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Verb

descending

1. present participle of descend

Adjective

descending (not comparable)

1. (of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element.

   Please arrange these numbers in a descending order.

   Antonym: ascending

2. (computing) That causes a sequence to follow a descending order.

   We used a descending sort.

   Antonym: ascending

Translations

of a sequence: ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element

• Finnish: laskeva (fi)

• Romanian: descrescător (ro)

computing: that causes a sequence to follow an ascending order

• Finnish: laskeva (fi)

Noun

descending (plural descendings)

1. A descent.

   continual ascendings and descendings