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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Move forward a few decades, and no one bats an eye at someone using Excel to perform calculations.—
John Schneider,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025 -
That amounts to about 18% of employer establishments in the state, based on calculations using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Here’s what the math on that decision could look like, theoretically: Long-term in 2025 option Marner signs next week for seven years around $13 million, which equates to $91 million.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The math isn’t mathing, though—especially now that the same team is working with Shamea, Kelli’s new BFF.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 June 2025
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That's the arithmetic that prompted Moody's to cut its rating on U.S. debt, from its top rating of Aaa to Aa1.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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So doing the work is the arithmetic, and AI is the algebra, intelligence leverages are the calculus.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Number crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunching. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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