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Definitions of decimation in various dictionaries:
noun - destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
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After such a loss last month, I am at one on the end (10) |
15 across, with a loss of 10% |
This took 1 across in execution |
Mid-ocean, it rarely brings destruction |
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Nov 10 2017 The Times - Cryptic |
Jun 5 2008 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
Jun 16 2005 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
Feb 6 2003 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
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destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot) |
bDecimationb (Latin: decimatio decem "ten") was a form of military discipline used by senior commanders in the Roman Army to punish units or large groups guilty of capital offences, such as mutiny or desertion. The word bdecimationb is derived from Latin meaning "removal of a tenth". |
the act of killing a something in large numbers, or reducing something severely: |
The killing or destruction of a large proportion of a group or species. |
The killing of one in every ten of a group of people as a punishment for the whole group (originally with reference to a mutinous Roman legion). |
The killing or destruction of a large portion of a population. |
A tithing. |
A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment. |
The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of the original sequence. |
A digital signal processing technique for reducing the number of samples in a discrete-time signal. |
Decimation might refer to |
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Decimation, Decimate, or variants may refer to:* Decimation (Roman army), punitive discipline in Roman armies * Decimation (signal processing), reduction of digital signal's sampling rate * Decimation (comics), 2006 Marvel crossover spinoff House of M * Decimate (game show), 2015 BBC television |