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decimalization

decimalization

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To change money or measurements so they use units based on ten
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛsɪməlɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: decimalización
  • The government announced plans for decimalization, which would simplify the way measurements are recorded.

Examples

  • No one had been here since decimalization.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The decimalization of the currency made it easier for people to understand prices.

  • After the decimalization process, prices could be displayed in simpler and more accurate formats.

Surface Forms

decimalization singular
decimalizations plural

Morphology

decimalization = decimalize (transparent) = decimal + ize + ation

Formed by standard verb nominalization (adding '-ation' to the verb 'decimalize'); the process meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

The word decimalization comes from decimal, which has the root dec- meaning 'ten', the same root you see in decade. So decimalization is the process of changing money or measures to a system based on 'ten', which makes counting and calculating much simpler.