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minus-square@seaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•8 months agoDecimation means killing 1/10th of a group or population.
minus-square@Hugin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink10•8 months agoIt means removal of 1/10th. deci 1/10 matus remove. So yes decimation was the name of the Roman punishment where 1/10 of a group was killed. But it can be applied to any group of people or things.
Decimation means killing 1/10th of a group or population.
It means removal of 1/10th. deci 1/10 matus remove. So yes decimation was the name of the Roman punishment where 1/10 of a group was killed. But it can be applied to any group of people or things.