decimation vs pogrom

decimation

noun
  • 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. 

pogrom

noun
  • An antisemitic hate crime with a large death toll, irrespective of the number of perpetrators. 

  • A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group, usually Jews. 

verb
  • To persecute or massacre a particular group of people. 

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