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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">While we are correcting math misconceptions, the word "decimate" has been widely used in recent years and the original meaning greatly distorted. <span>Decimate has the same root word as "decimal". </span><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Decimation was a draconian punishment of a unit in the Roman army. 1 out of 10 solders in the unit was executed. Details at: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimation_(Roman_army)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimation_(Roman_army)</a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">In any event Covid19 will kill a lot of people, but no way of knowing if it will be 1 in 10 or some other fraction.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 4:26:46 PM PDT, Texx <texxgadget@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpc6028e0fyiv3965179958"><div><div dir="ltr">> Regarding the math thing, there are parts old the world that we are looking at a geometric rise fast that will decimate some portions of the world.<div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div></div>
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