decim

tenth

Usage

  • decimate

    If you decimate something, you destroy a large part of it, reducing its size and effectiveness greatly.

  • decimal

    numbered or proceeding by tens

  • decimation

    destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)

  • hexadecimal

    of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base

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