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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Many presentations touched on the wonders that such quantum computers can theoretically perform — calculations that are effectively impossible for any computer chip built from silicon transistors.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025 -
In 2023, city commissioners passed a resolution similar to Wednesday night’s, demanding that the county study lead emissions at North Perry Airport after a Sun Sentinel investigation that revealed North Perry ranks fifth in the country for lead emissions based on EPA calculations.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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That moment taught me that money choices reflect identity and values, not just math.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Her rivals believe that the Democratic base wants a different answer, and that the statewide math gets tougher if the party’s nominee does not break from a resolute pro-Israel stance.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Pruning involves eliminating redundant parameters that don’t significantly impact accuracy, and quantization converts the models to use lower-precision arithmetic to save on computation and memory usage.—
Dwith Chenna,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 July 2025
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In large numbers, transistors can represent nearly every number, refer to parts of the system’s memory, and do arithmetic.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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“Number crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunching. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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