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Decrement

  • x -- decreases the value of x by 1, returning the old value of x.
  • Decrement has attribute HoldFirst.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 2.4.4.
  • See also: PreDecrement, SubtractFrom, Set.

    Further Examples

    This initializes the variable i to the value 5, decrements it, checks its value, and clears it.

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