zequals

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A technique for simplifying mental approximations by reducing each number to one significant figure followed by zeroes. rare,uncountable
    — Zequals is a fun way of ruthlessly rounding numbers so that every number you deal with becomes simple. Using Zequals, whenever you encounter a number, you immediately round it to a single digit followed by zeroes (if it's bigger than ten).
动词 v.
  1. Is equal to, after performing such a reduction. rare
    — Using Zequals, whenever you encounter a number, you immediately round it to a single digit followed by zeroes (if it's bigger than ten). So for example: 18 zequals 20. 142 zequals 100. 2.3 zequals 2.

词源

词源 1
Coined in 2013 by English author Rob Eastaway, from equals. Eastaway wrote that "the Z is for Zeroes, and also for the ZigZagness of the symbol".
词源 2
Coined in 2013 by English author Rob Eastaway, from equals. Eastaway wrote that "the Z is for Zeroes, and also for the ZigZagness of the symbol".
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