Decimal time of day had been introduced in France two years earlier, but was set aside at the same time the metric system was inaugurated, and did not follow the metric pattern of a base unit and prefixed units.
Decimaltid for dagen var blevet introduceret i Frankrig to år tidligere, men var blevet tilsidesat samme tid, som det metriske system blev indviet, og fulgte ikke det metriske mønster for en grundenhed med tilhørende præfikser.