decimalization
decimalization is the alternative spelling of decimalisation.
Meaning of decimalisation
Noun
decimalisation (usually uncountable, plural decimalisations)
- Conversion to a decimal system.
- 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.1971 April 30, “Research by Experiment”, in Nature, volume 230, number 5296, →DOI, page 603
- 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).
Forms of decimalization
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Origin of decimalization
From decimal + -ization.
Words formed from decimalization
Questions about decimalization
- What is decimalization the alternative spelling of?
- Decimalization is the alternative spelling of decimalisation.
Words near decimalization in the dictionary
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