Decimalization process

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 powers 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.

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