decimation
decimation (n)
- plural
- decimations
English Definitions:
decimation (noun)
destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
decimation (Noun)
The killing or destruction of a large portion of a population.
decimation (Noun)
A tithing.
decimation (Noun)
A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment.
decimation (Noun)
The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of the original sequence.
decimation (Noun)
A digital signal processing technique for reducing the number of samples in a discrete-time signal.
Decimation
Decimation is a storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. spinning off from the House of M limited series. The storyline focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witch stripping nearly all of the mutant population of their powers, thereby reducing a society of millions to one of scant hundreds. This event, which occurred on November 2 according to X-Men #191, is known as "M-Day" in the Marvel Universe.
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