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Bookmark or Share- To increase/decrease/reduce by X times/times."Decreased by 8 times" doesn't mean anything to me at all. "Decreased to an eighth of its former size or amount" is precise, and perhaps that's what some muddle-headed innumerate meant by "decreased by 8 times," but I don't know, and I wouldn't trust the writer's arithmetic.
- decrease or decreases? - WordReference ForumsUse "decrease" to match your description. Remember, what you should be describing is what the data represents, not the form it is presented in. This does not mean that you cannot say that the number of local calls decreased in each of the three years 2000-2002, and then use "decreases", but don't feel that you have to describe the shape of the ...
- help to reduce vs. help reduce: (slight) difference?Hi All, is there any difference in saying " Nevertheless, a linear continuum model will be used in what follows, as such models very efficiently help reduce complexity and, by that means, may at least sharpen one’s view on characteristics of multi-dimensional entities." and "...
- increase/decrease (by) ... times | WordReference Forums"By" is normal after "increase" and "decrease". "By two times" isn't normal. Here is a normal use of "by": Sales increased by 17 percent last year. The company's revenue increased twice/two times last year. This is an unusual thing to say, but the words and grammar are normal. The company's revenue increased by two times last year
- "Increase" or "Decrease" of Ratio - WordReference ForumsThe first-named term is always the most important, and is the one you use (as a fraction of the whole) to determine whether "increase" or "decrease" applies: The ratio of boys to girls increased from three to five in 2010 to two to three in 2013.
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