What does decimalize mean?
Definitions for decimalize
ˈdɛs ə məˌlaɪz, ˈdɛs mə-dec·i·mal·ize
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Princeton's WordNet
decimalize, decimaliseverb
change from fractions to decimals
"Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000"
decimalize, decimaliseverb
change to the decimal system
"The country decimalized the currency in 1975"
Wiktionary
decimalizeverb
To convert to the decimal system.
ChatGPT
decimalize
Decimalize is the process of converting a system or value into a decimal based format or system, often for reasons of simplicity, accuracy or convenience. This term is often used in the context of financial markets, where prices may be decimalized to allow more precise trading. However, it can also refer to the act of changing a number into a more manageable or universally understood format.
Webster Dictionary
Decimalizeverb
to reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the currency
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1854","1"],["1856","4"],["1859","1"],["1860","1"],["1861","2"],["1863","5"],["1864","2"],["1865","1"],["1867","3"],["1871","2"],["1872","7"],["1873","1"],["1874","2"],["1876","3"],["1878","1"],["1879","7"],["1889","6"],["1891","13"],["1894","6"],["1895","1"],["1900","1"],["1901","43"],["1902","38"],["1904","6"],["1905","1"],["1910","2"],["1913","1"],["1914","1"],["1915","6"],["1916","6"],["1917","4"],["1918","4"],["1919","2"],["1920","1"],["1921","6"],["1922","17"],["1929","2"],["1931","6"],["1932","4"],["1936","4"],["1937","3"],["1939","10"],["1946","2"],["1947","8"],["1948","7"],["1949","1"],["1950","2"],["1951","2"],["1952","9"],["1953","6"],["1955","1"],["1956","3"],["1958","2"],["1959","3"],["1960","8"],["1961","15"],["1963","5"],["1964","4"],["1965","1"],["1966","5"],["1967","8"],["1968","9"],["1969","6"],["1970","33"],["1971","5"],["1972","5"],["1973","2"],["1974","3"],["1975","4"],["1976","6"],["1977","1"],["1978","1"],["1980","8"],["1981","3"],["1982","4"],["1984","11"],["1985","1"],["1986","10"],["1987","8"],["1988","1"],["1989","8"],["1990","9"],["1991","9"],["1992","13"],["1993","3"],["1994","9"],["1995","3"],["1996","4"],["1997","9"],["1998","21"],["1999","13"],["2000","5"],["2001","13"],["2002","30"],["2003","19"],["2004","11"],["2005","9"],["2006","11"],["2007","6"],["2008","13"]]
Anagrams for decimalize »
medicalize
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of decimalize in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of decimalize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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