23. The method of claim 22 in which said step (c8) further comprises the steps: (c8.1) convert any date characterized word number WN to a float or integer, (c8.2) applying an offset and factor to the word number WN to derive X, (c8.3) set the range, R, (c8.4) calculate the quantity T=(log 10 X)/R, (c8.5) successively decrementing the value of range, R and calculating the quantity, T until R is equal to zero, (c8.6) designating S as the position of a significant numeral in X, (c8.7) assigning each successive quantity T to a corresponding successive position S to derive the first component of normalized word number WN and (c8.8) subsequent to said step (c8.7), assigning each successive said numeral in X to a corresponding successive position S to derive a second component of said normalized word number, WN.
24. The method of claim 23 in which: said step (c8.3) further comprises the step: (c8.3.1) setting the precision P of the normalized word number WN, and said step (c8.8) is carried out until the number of said successive positions S deriving said second component equals the value of said precision, R.