fallend
falling / decreasing
Moving downward or decreasing in value, amount, or intensity.
EXAMPLE
Die fallenden Blätter kündigten den Herbst an.
The falling leaves announced the arrival of autumn.
fallend
falling / decreasing
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Meanings
fallend
falling
In economics or on the stock market, describing a tendency toward decreasing prices, rates, or interest rates.
EXAMPLE
Die Aktie zeigte trotz guter Nachrichten eine fallende Tendenz.
Despite good news, the stock showed a falling trend.
fallend
decreasing
In mathematics, a property of functions or sequences in which the values decrease or remain the same as the arguments increase.
EXAMPLE
Die Funktion f(x) = -x ist für alle x streng monoton fallend.
The function f(x) = -x is strictly monotonically decreasing for all x.
Usage tips
Word structure
'Fallend' (falling/decreasing) is the present participle of the verb 'fallen' (to fall). It is used like an adjective and describes an ongoing action or process of moving downward or decreasing.
EXAMPLE
Vorsicht, da ist ein fallender Ast!
Careful, there is a falling branch!
Use as an adjective
When 'fallend' (falling/decreasing) stands before a noun, it is declined like any other adjective. It agrees with the noun in gender, case, and number.
EXAMPLE
Wir beobachten die fallenden Temperaturen mit Sorge.
We are watching the falling temperatures with concern.
Typical collocations
In economic contexts, 'fallend' (falling) is often combined with terms such as 'Kurse' (stock prices/rates), 'Preise' (prices), 'Zinsen' (interest rates), or 'Tendenz' (trend/tendency).
EXAMPLE
Anleger reagieren nervös auf die fallenden Kurse.
Investors are reacting nervously to the falling stock prices.
Technical language
The meaning in the mathematical context is technical language. It is used to describe the behavior of functions or sequences and is usually found in academic or school texts.
EXAMPLE
Diese Kurve ist streng monoton fallend.
This curve is strictly monotonically decreasing.
Compare with
fallend vs rückläufig
declining / retrograde
Rückläufig and fallend can both describe lower prices or economic values. Rückläufig sounds more formal and presents the development as a statistical trend. Fallend directly describes a tendency toward lower prices, share prices, or interest rates.
fallend
Die Händler rechnen in dieser Woche mit fallenden Preisen.
The traders expect prices to fall this week.
rückläufig
Der Jahresbericht zeigt seit Monaten rückläufige Preise.
The annual report shows declining prices for several months now.
In real life
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