The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
A digital signal-processing technique for reducing the number of samples in a discrete-time signal; downsampling
The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.
A tithe or the act of tithing.
The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit.