decimalises
Makes base-ten compatible
Decimalises is the British spelling of *decimalizes*—converts to a decimal system.
Most often this refers to currency: Britain decimalised the pound in 1971, replacing shillings and pence with a system based on hundreds.
The country decimalises its weights and measures next year.
Shift to decimal measurement
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- shillingFormer British monetary unit
- penceBritish currency units
- coinageInvented term or currency
monetary · sterling · reform · conversion · standardisation · denomination · exchange · modernisation
Single-place numerals
- fractionPart divided by whole
- numerationAssigning numerical values
- floating-pointDecimal number representation
- notationSystem of written symbols
percentage · arithmetic · computation · rational · finite · divide · multiply · decimalization
metrication
Shift to decimal measurement
coinage · monetary · sterling · reform · conversion · standardisation · denomination · exchange · modernisation
digits
Single-place numerals
- fractionPart divided by whole
- numerationAssigning numerical values
- floating-pointDecimal number representation
notation · percentage · arithmetic · computation · rational · finite · divide · multiply · decimalization · convert