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decurrence

noun
de·​cur·​rence | \ də̇ˈkərən(t)s, dēˈ-\
variants: or less commonly decurrency \ -​nsē \
plural decurrences also decurrencies

Definition of decurrence

: the act or state of running downward : downward flow or course

History and Etymology for decurrence

probably from Medieval Latin decurrentia, from Latin decurrent-, decurrens + -ia -y

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