Verringertes

Verringertes is a German attributive adjective form meaning reduced or decreased. It is the neuter singular form of the participle adjective derived from the verb vergern? Actually from veringern, meaning to reduce or lessen. The term is used to describe a quantity, level, or quality that has been diminished relative to a reference value. It appears in scientific, technical, and everyday language.

In usage, verringerte forms are common when referring to abstract or measurable terms. Examples include veringertes Risiko (reduced risk), veringerte Temperaturen (lower temperatures), and veringerte Belastung (reduced burden). The form verringerte is feminine singular and plural, while verringerter is masculine singular, and verringerstes is rarely used. The neuter singular form verringeres is used with neuter nouns, such as verringeres Maß or verringerte Werte, depending on article and noun number.

Grammatical note: verringerte is the adaptable base in many phrases. When used predicatively, the past participle form veringer t is common (das Risiko ist verringert). The attributive form verringeres requires appropriate endings depending on article: das verringerte Maß (neuter, definite article) or ein verringertes Maß (neuter, indefinite article).

Related terms include Verringerung (noun: reduction) and vergrößern/verringern as verbs. The concept is widely used in statistics, engineering, medicine, and economics to denote decreased values, intensities, or degrees.

See also: Verringerung, vergrößern, reduzieren, reduzierte Werte.