"Produces a comparator function which orders elements in 
 decreasing order according to the [[Comparable]] value 
 returned by the given [[comparable]] function.
 
      \"Hello World!\".sort(byDecreasing(Character.lowercased))
 
 This function is intended for use with [[Iterable.sort]]
 and [[Iterable.max]]."​
​see (`function byIncreasing`,
     `function decreasing`,
     `function Iterable.max`,
     `function Iterable.sort`)
​tagged("Functions", "Comparisons")
​shared Comparison byDecreasing<Element,Value>
        (Value comparable(Element e))
            (Element x, Element y)
        given Value satisfies Comparable<Value>
                => comparable(y)<=>comparable(x);
​
"A comparator function which orders elements in decreasing 
 [[natural order|Comparable]].
 
        \"Hello World!\".sort(decreasing)
 
 This function is intended for use with [[Iterable.sort]]
 and [[Iterable.max]]."​
​see (`function increasing`,
     `function byDecreasing`,
     `function Iterable.max`,
     `function Iterable.sort`)
​tagged("Comparisons")
​since("1.2.0")
​shared Comparison decreasing<Element>(Element x, Element y)
        given Element satisfies Comparable<Element> 
        => y<=>x;
​
"A comparator function which orders [[entries|Entry]] by 
 decreasing [[natural order|Comparable]] of their 
 [[keys|Entry.key]].
        
 This function is intended for use with [[Iterable.sort]]
 and [[Iterable.max]]."​
​tagged("Comparisons")
​since("1.2.0")
​shared Comparison decreasingKey<Key>
        (Key->Anything x, Key->Anything y)
        given Key satisfies Comparable<Key>
        => y.key <=> x.key;
​
"A comparator function which orders [[entries|Entry]] by 
 decreasing [[natural order|Comparable]] of their 
 [[items|Entry.item]].
        
 This function is intended for use with [[Iterable.sort]]
 and [[Iterable.max]]."​
​tagged("Comparisons")
​since("1.2.0")
​shared Comparison decreasingItem<Item>
        (Object->Item x, Object->Item y)
        given Item satisfies Comparable<Item>
        => y.item <=> x.item;
​