\addtolength{len-cmd}{len}
The \addtolength command increments a length command, len-cmd, which is specified by the first argument, by the amount specified in the len argument. It can be a negative amount.
As an example,
\addtolength{\parskip}{-.1\parskip}
decreases the value of \parskip by 10%.
See Lengths
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