Decimalization process
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Decimalization process refers to the conversion of measurements to a "decimal
" system, i.e. one where the all ratios between the different measuring units are power
s of ten.
Practical examples of decimalization include metrication
, which started with the introduction of the metric system
in France
after the French Revolution
, but is still incomplete in a few English-speaking countries, and decimalization of currency
, which is essentially completed worldwide.
Informally, decimalization of time periods within the day sees occasional use.
Decimalization is generally advocated for reducing effort of calculations involving quantities of different scale.
Decimal
The decimal numeral system has ten as its base. It is the numerical base most widely used by modern civilizations....
" system, i.e. one where the all ratios between the different measuring units are power
Exponentiation
Exponentiation is a mathematical operation, written as an, involving two numbers, the base a and the exponent n...
s of ten.
Practical examples of decimalization include metrication
Metrication
Metrication refers to the introduction and use of the SI metric system, the international standard for physical measurements. This has involved a long process of independent and systematic conversions of countries from various local systems of weights and measures. Metrication began in France in...
, which started with the introduction of the metric system
Metric system
The metric system is an international decimalised system of measurement. France was first to adopt a metric system, in 1799, and a metric system is now the official system of measurement, used in almost every country in the world...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
after the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, but is still incomplete in a few English-speaking countries, and decimalization of currency
Decimalisation
Decimal currency is the term used to describe any currency that is based on one basic unit of currency and a sub-unit which is a power of 10, most commonly 100....
, which is essentially completed worldwide.
Informally, decimalization of time periods within the day sees occasional use.
Decimalization is generally advocated for reducing effort of calculations involving quantities of different scale.