decimalisation — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. Conversion to a decimal system.

   Gebrauch

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   Beispiele

   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. 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).

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Substantiv

1. the act of changing to a decimal system

   Synonyme

   decimalization

   Oberbegriffe

   change

   Beispiele

   the decimalization of British currency