decimalized
Converted to tenths
Decimalized describes something that has been converted to a decimal system, typically referring to currency or measurement.
Britain decimalized its currency in 1971, replacing the old pounds, shillings, and pence with a system based on 100 pence to the pound: The decimalized pound made calculations much simpler.
Stock exchanges decimalized when they switched from fractional to decimal pricing.
Ten equal portions
- hundredthsParts per hundred
- thousandthsOne-in-a-thousand portions
- digitsSingle-place numerals
- floating-pointDecimal number representation
precision · numeration · mantissa · exponent · rounding · truncation
tenths
Ten equal portions
- hundredthsParts per hundred
- thousandthsOne-in-a-thousand portions
- digitsSingle-place numerals
floating-point · precision · numeration · mantissa · exponent · rounding · truncation
dollar
Basic U.S. currency unit
peso · rupee · franc · dinar · dirham · rand · krone · krona · won · shekel
metric
Standard of measurement
- millimeterThousandth of a meter
- centimeterMetric length unit
- meterDevice that measures usage
kilometer · liter · gram · kilogram · milligram · hectare · deciliter · decimeter · tonne · metrication
decimalizedpre-decimal
Currency before metrication
fractional · duodecimal · imperial · binary · octal
decimalizedpre-decimal
Currency before metrication
traditional · unreformed · customary · archaic · irregular