decimal system (of measures and weights)

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• decimal system — noun a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten • Syn: ↑decimal numeration system, ↑decimal number system • Hypernyms: ↑positional notation, ↑positional representation system • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• metric system — A decimal system of measures and weights …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• WEIGHTS AND MEASURES — From the earliest period of their history the Jews were alive to the necessity of an accurate system of weights and measures, and an honest handling of them. The first legislation in the interest of economic righteousness in general is found in… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Decimal Day — An introductory pack of the new currency. Decimal Day (15 February 1971) was the day the United Kingdom and Ireland decimalised their currencies. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

• Decimal mark — For the proper choice of the decimal mark in English language Wikipedia articles, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Decimal points. Numeral systems by culture Hindu Arabic numerals Western Arabic (Hindu numerals) Eastern Arabic… …   Wikipedia

• decimal — [[t]de̱sɪm(ə)l[/t]] decimals 1) ADJ: ADJ n A decimal system involves counting in units of ten. ...the decimal system of metric weights and measures... In 1971, the 1p and 2p decimal coins were introduced in Britain. 2) N COUNT A decimal is a… …   English dictionary

• system — [[t]sɪ̱stəm[/t]] ♦ systems 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A system is a way of working, organizing, or doing something which follows a fixed plan or set of rules. You can use system to refer to an organization or institution that is organized in this… …   English dictionary

• weights and measures —    Mercantile activities, including buying and selling; money exchanging; and trade, both local and foreign, as well as reckoning the sizes of land parcels and erecting large buildings, necessitated the development of standards of weights and… …   Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

• decimal — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of a system of numbers, weights, measures, etc.) based on the number ten, in which the smaller units are related to the principal units as powers of ten (units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.). 2 of tenths or ten; reckoning or… …   Useful english dictionary

• metric system — decimal system of weights and measures in which the meter is the basic unit of length and the kilogram is the basic unit of weight …   English contemporary dictionary

• Metric system — This article is about the metric system in general. For information about specific versions of the system, such as the International System of Units or the cgs system of units, see #Variants. For a generally accessible and less technical… …   Wikipedia