zequals

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈziːkwəlz/

Definition of zequals

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

(rare, uncountable)A technique for simplifying mental approximations by reducing each number to one significant figure followed by zeroes.

“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).”

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noun

(rare, uncountable)A technique for simplifying mental approximations by reducing each number to one significant figure followed by zeroes.

“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).”

verb

(rare)Is equal to, after performing such a reduction.

“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.”

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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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