decimalised
Converted to tenths
Decimalised is the British spelling of decimalized, describing something that has been converted to a decimal system.
Most often refers to currency: Britain decimalised its pound in 1971, replacing the old system of pounds, shillings, and pence with 100 new pence to the pound.
The country decimalised its currency in the 1960s.
Shift to decimal measurement
- conversionAct of changing states
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- currencyMedium of exchange
- coinageInvented term or currency
pound sterling · shilling · pence · 1971 · British · monetary · imperial · adoption
Standard of measurement
- centimeterMetric length unit
- millimeterThousandth of a meter
- meterDevice that measures usage
- kilometerThousand meters
liter · gram · kilogram · hectare · deciliter · centiliter · milliliter · decimeter
metrication
Shift to decimal measurement
- conversionAct of changing states
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- currencyMedium of exchange
coinage · pound sterling · shilling · pence · 1971 · British · monetary · imperial · adoption · changeover
metric
Standard of measurement
- centimeterMetric length unit
- millimeterThousandth of a meter
- meterDevice that measures usage
kilometer · liter · gram · kilogram · hectare · deciliter · centiliter · milliliter · decimeter · micrometer
decimalisedpre-decimal
Currency before metrication
imperial · duodecimal · fractional · binary · traditional
decimalisedtraditional
Following long-held customs
unreformed · pre-decimal · legacy · historic · unconverted