Meaning of decimalisation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Conversion to a decimal system.
   uncountable, usually
2. 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).
   uncountable, usually

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“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.”

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