zequals

verb /ˈziːkwəlz/

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.

Where it comes from

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".

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry zequals (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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