NUMBER CRUNCHINGS Synonyms: 22 Similar Words

number crunchings

noun

plural of number crunching

as in calculations

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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Claude developed a reversible arithmetic algorithm for elliptic-curve calculations, with researchers from Harvard University and QuEra Computing collaborating on the work.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
The group’s calculations exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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Less than a month after astonishing the world with its solution to the long-standing Navier-Stokes problem, OpenAI has released 722 maths papers, proving or disproving problems across numerous fields from algebraic geometry to number theory.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
As a school-leaving-age young woman in 2012, simple maths dictates that she must have been conceived around the time of a conflict that was also defined by the use of mass rape as a weapon of war.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2026

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Dante populated his realms of Hell and Purgatory with figures, monsters and moral frameworks borrowed directly from classical Greek and Roman myths.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Of late, Holloway’s inspirations have included figures from history, music stars, actors and socialites such as the Duke of Windsor, Bryan Ferry and Charlie Watts.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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