decimation vs execution

decimation

noun
  • The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot. 

  • 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. 

  • The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population. 

  • A tithe or the act of tithing. 

execution

noun
  • The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated. 

  • The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer. 

  • The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances). 

  • The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will. 

  • The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect. 

  • The state of being accomplished. 

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