as in calculation
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value
he did a little number crunching and made an offer on the house
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Recent Examples of number crunching
The stream — called the Kornacki Cam — provides unadulterated number crunching without any pundits weighing in.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
In this case, instead of having equipment capable of all that processing power stored in massive warehouses, each satellite in orbit would do a small part of the number crunching and then beam the final results back to the ground.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
Setting the odds for a game was more a matter of delicate intuition than wonkish number crunching.
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Dan Piepenbring,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
Opponents said Antoni — who has spent most of his career at right-wing think tanks — lacked the expertise in statistical number crunching that's typical of previous BLS commissioners.
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Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
This will give decision makers essentially no choice but to deploy, and will give the fruits of your number crunching a chance to realize a business impact.
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Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Pretraining is where most of the number crunching happens, and what follows is usually fine-tuning, which refines the model for specific tasks.
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Dina Genkina,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2025
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
In this case, instead of having equipment capable of all that processing power stored in massive warehouses, each satellite in orbit would do a small part of the number crunching and then beam the final results back to the ground.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
Setting the odds for a game was more a matter of delicate intuition than wonkish number crunching.
—
Dan Piepenbring,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
Opponents said Antoni — who has spent most of his career at right-wing think tanks — lacked the expertise in statistical number crunching that's typical of previous BLS commissioners.
—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
This will give decision makers essentially no choice but to deploy, and will give the fruits of your number crunching a chance to realize a business impact.
—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Pretraining is where most of the number crunching happens, and what follows is usually fine-tuning, which refines the model for specific tasks.
—
Dina Genkina,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for number crunching
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Since 2022, regulators have already substantially scaled back the original Basel Endgame capital proposals, revised stress-testing transparency rules, reduced Supplementary Leverage Ratio requirements, and proposed removing Treasuries from SLR calculations.
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Today, the calculation has changed.
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In a 2025 story, USA TODAY explained the math behind that rule of thumb.
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Files, buffers, cuticle tools and even gel systems can last for months or years with proper care, which means the math tilts in favor of DIY after just a few uses.
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But none of that changes the fundamental arithmetic.
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The arithmetic was straightforward.
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Its worse-sounding homicide figures are due to the ratio of deaths in a tiny population of less than a million people.
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Cropped tops are flattering on petite figures, so this sleeveless top will look amazing on you.
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“Number crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunching. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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