Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of changing to a decimal system: This refers to the official conversion of a currency, measurement system, or other numerical framework from a non-decimal base (like pounds, shillings, and pence) to a system based on units of ten.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The decimalisation of the British currency in 1971 replaced pounds, shillings, and pence with a simpler pound and pence system.
  • The government announced a plan for the decimalisation of weights and measures to align with international standards.

Advanced Usage

• "to undergo decimalisation": to experience the process of being converted to a decimal system.
  • The old imperial measurement system underwent decimalisation to become the metric system.
• "the decimalisation process": the specific series of steps and events involved in the change.
  • The decimalisation process involved extensive public education campaigns.

Variants and Related Words

• Decimalize (verb): to convert to a decimal system.
  • The country decided to decimalize its currency.
• Decimal (adjective/noun): relating to or based on the number ten; a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten.
  • The new coins were part of the decimal currency.

Synonyms

• Conversion to decimal: the act of changing to a decimal format.
• Metrication (in specific contexts): the process of converting to the metric system, which is a decimal-based system of measurement.

Related Phrases

• "post-decimalisation": occurring after the change to a decimal system.
  • Post-decimalisation, prices were often listed in both old and new currencies for a time.

Noun

1. the act of changing to a decimal system
   • the decimalization of British currency