decimalise

decimalise
decimal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to a system of numbers based on the number ten.
► NOUN ▪ a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten, expressed by numbers placed to the right of a decimal point.
DERIVATIVES decimalize (also decimalise) verb decimally adverb.
ORIGIN from Latin decimus 'tenth' .

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