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[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]