decimated
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But for decades, the British government had been pushing people to use the metric system, used in most of the world and developed using decimalized metric standards during the French Revolution.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2021
When the banks reopen next Monday, some 25 million accounts will be decimalized and up to date.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cox called the rule useless, because an uptick can be just a penny in the decimalized market.
From Time Magazine Archive
From the U.S., which adopted decimal coinage in 1792, to South Africa, which made the change in 1961, 145 countries have decimalized their currency; Britain is the last major bastion of currency confusion.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seems rather ignorant and inconsistent for a country that brags decimalized coinage since 1792 to retain in 1962 hopelessly antiquated systems of linear, dry and liquid measurement.
From Time Magazine Archive
