decimalisation
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See also: décimalisation
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From decimalise + -ation.
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Noun[edit]
decimalisation (usually uncountable, plural decimalisations)
- Conversion to a decimal system.
- 1971 April 30, “Research by Experiment”, in Nature, volume 230, number 5296, , page 603:
- 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.
- 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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See also[edit]
- Wikipedia article on decimalisation
Decimal Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - old money
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