By the late Middle Ages, the Hindu-Arabic decimal system mostly replaced Roman numerals  and fractions in Europe, but efforts by scholars like John Wilkins to promote standard decimal-based measures were less successful.
À la fin du Moyen-Âge,  le système décimal indo-arabe avait quasiment remplacé les fractions et chiffres romains en Europe. Les tentatives de l'érudit John Wilkins d'établir des mesures décimales standards avaient échoué.