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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Noun
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Our software is built on engineering-grade calculations.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Should revenues hover at $5–6 billion while the market applies even lower sales multiples, the calculations suggest a stock price around $3—half of the current levels.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Make daily physical activity as routine as maths and reading.—
William Warr,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replicating those buffers of points in the bag before the turn of the year would put Leeds ahead of the maths and perhaps turn their springtime fixtures into a matter of consolidation rather than a scramble for survival.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Her comments come as Democrats face a leadership crossroads in Washington, with long-serving figures under scrutiny and younger candidates pushing for change.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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Plenty of timepiece brands increased their prices, too, in response to those initial tariff figures back in April, according to Hodinkee.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Number crunchings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunchings. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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