(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

To represent with numbers after a decimal point.

(strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot. / (generally) The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population. / A tithe or the act of tithing.

(obsolete) A tenth, (particularly) a tithe or tax of one-tenth.

(uncommon) A decimeter.

plural of decim

plural of decimate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decimate

present participle of decimate

(historical, law, obsolete) Synonym of tithing (a division of the hundreds of medieval England)