decimalisation
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See also: décimalisation
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From decimalise + -ation.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]decimalisation (usually uncountable, plural decimalisations)
- Conversion to a decimal system.
- 1971 April 30, “Research by Experiment”, in Nature, volume 230, number 5296, , page 603:
- 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.
- 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).
Derived terms
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[edit]See also
[edit]- Wikipedia article on decimalisation
- Decimal Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- old money
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