Decimalisation
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decimalisation-164-4766930
title:
Decimalisation
text:
Decimalisation or decimalization is the conversion of a system of currency or of weights and measures to units related by powers of 10. Most countries have decimalised their currencies, converting them from non-decimal sub-units to a decimal system, with one basic currency unit and sub-units that are to a power of 10, most commonly 100, and exceptionally 1000; and sometimes at the same time changing the name of the currency or the conversion rate to the new currency. Today, only two countries ha
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encyclopedia
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Converting a measuring system to a decimal base
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimalisation
date created:
2003-04-15T15:30:22Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T21:03:01Z
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