decimalize
/'desiməlaiz/
Definition
- Verb:
- To convert to a decimal system: To change a system of measurement, currency, or calculation so that it is based on units of ten.
- To express as a decimal: To change a number from a fractional form to its equivalent decimal form.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- The government decided to decimalize the national currency to simplify calculations.
- In mathematics class, we learned how to decimalize common fractions like 1/2 and 3/4.
Advanced Usage
- "to decimalize a measurement system": To convert a system (e.g., from imperial to metric) so it uses base-ten units.
- The country plans to decimalize its weights and measures to align with international standards.
Variants and Related Words
- Decimalization (n): The process or result of converting to a decimal system.
- The decimalization of the currency was completed smoothly.
- Decimal (adj/n): Relating to or based on ten; a number expressed in the base-ten system.
- The decimal point is crucial in these calculations.
Synonyms
- Convert to decimal: To change into a decimal form.
- Metrify (in specific contexts of measurement): To convert to the metric (decimal-based) system.
Different Meanings
This word is highly specific and does not have significantly different meanings. Its core sense is consistently related to conversion to a base-ten system or representation.
Verb
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change to the decimal system
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The country decimalized the currency in 1975
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change from fractions to decimals
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Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000
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