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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of changing to a decimal system;
- Example: "the decimalization of British currency"
[syn: decimalization, decimalisation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

decimalization \decimalization\ n. the act of changing to a decimal system; as, the decimalization of the British currency. Syn: decimalisation. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Decimalize \Dec"i*mal*ize\, v. t. to convert the dominant units of measure (e.g. of currency) to a decimal-based system; to reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the currency. -- Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

decimalization n 1: the act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency" [syn: decimalization, decimalisation]