decrement vs subtraction

decrement

noun
  • A small quantity removed or lost. One of a series of regular subtractions. 

verb
  • To decrease a value by a basic quantity unit. 

subtraction

noun
  • A calculation involving subtracting. 

  • The process of subtracting a number from another. 

  • The removal of something. 

How often have the words decrement and subtraction occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )