code: public static String compactDecimal(final Number value, final Locale locale)
      {
          return compactDecimal(value, CompactStyle.SHORT, locale);
      }
docs: <p>
  Same as {@link #compactDecimal(Number) compactDecimal} for the specified
  locale.
  </p>
  
  @param value
  The number to be abbreviated
  @param locale
  The locale
  @return a compact textual representation of the given value