User talk:Portmanteau Value

Portmanteau Value

Any value which results when two or more values or elements are packed into one value or element, namely "Portmanteau Value".

"Portmanteau Value" was coined to describe the combination of two numeric record fields into one elongated numeric record field to simplify sorting in a computer sorting algorithm. Example: 44 items and 79.23% when simplified to a "portmanteau value" become 44079.23 in a computational sorting algorithm.

"Portmanteau Value" may be used to describe the combination of two or more values or elements into one value or element for a computational purpose, or a purpose other than the expression of words in spoken or written language.