If you decrease your following distance you make it shorter or smaller and you will end up closer to the vehicle in front of you. Increase is the opposite. It means âbecoming larger or longer or more numerous or more importantâ. An increased distance means that there is a larger â and safer â gap between vehicles.
Nomenclature: A system of names used in a particular discipline, as in medicine and surgery, anatomy and biochemistry, etc. A standard system of nomenclature presupposes the existence of an organized classification of the entities within that field. From the Latin nomenclatura, a listing of names, from nomen, name, + calo, to proclaim.
Key terms: Chemical Nomenclature: A system such as the one approved by IUPAC. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry or IUPAC. An organisation in Paris France which is the regulating body for naming of compounds and providing. standards for measurement of other units like mass , length, time etc.