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nondecreasing

American  
[non-di-kree-sing] / ˌnɒn dɪˈkri sɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not decreasing. decreasing.

  2. Mathematics. increasing.

Etymology

Origin of nondecreasing

non- + decreasing

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The nondecreasing behavior of a black hole’s area was very reminiscent of the behavior of a physical quantity called entropy, which measures the degree of disorder of a system.

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This nondecreasing property of the event horizon’s area placed an important restriction on the possible behavior of black holes.

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