What does decimalize mean?

Definitions for decimalize
ˈdɛs ə məˌlaɪz, ˈdɛs mə-dec·i·mal·ize

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. decimalize, decimaliseverb

    change from fractions to decimals

    "Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000"

  2. decimalize, decimaliseverb

    change to the decimal system

    "The country decimalized the currency in 1975"

Wiktionary

  1. decimalizeverb

    To convert to the decimal system.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Decimalizeverb

    to reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the currency

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of decimalize in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of decimalize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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