Technically correct usage of “decimate” in a real-world example: SARS decimated its victims
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Replying to @vgr
Very conflicted about this tbh. Always thought decimate should mean destroying 9/10 of something rather than 1/10 because that is de facto norm. Also reducing one order of magnitude just *feels* right.
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