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Decimalisation

//ˌdɛsɪməlaɪˈzeɪʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Conversion to a decimal system. uncountable, usually

    "In these days of decimalization and metrication it is a pity that SI units were not used as this will date a very useful little book prematurely."

  2. 2
    the act of changing to a decimal system wordnet
  3. 3
    Specifically, conversion of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1971 from pounds, shillings and pence to a decimal system in which one pound was worth 100 new pence (later renamed simply pence). uncountable, usually

Etymology

From decimalise + -ation.

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