Decimate. (from Decimus = tenth)
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From the Latin word decima meaning one tenth
To reduce a number by 1/10, you could use it as a percentage 10%. Example 250 reduced by 1/10 = 250 x 10% = 25
The term dime comes from the French word disme, meaning "tithe" or "tenth part," from the Latin decima [pars]. The word disme itself is rooted in the word "dixième", which is literally "one tenth"
A tenth and one tenth are the same thing.
Centimetre gets its name from the Latin word for 100, being one-hundredth of a metre. Cf "milli", one thousandth and "deci", one-tenth.