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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To acquire the rest, the parent company needs to pay about $2.2 billion, according to Forbes’ calculation based on the filing.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025 -
So, based on existing data, drivers can expect to pay an average of $838 for car repairs and around $1,500 a year for routine maintenance (as per calculations provided by Bankrate.com).—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 May 2025
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Be sure to read my full assessment of the box office potential of the summer’s slate of tentpoles, and how Thunderbolts* factors into the summer and year-end math.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Answers Nurse had a high event series with some loose coverage that is reflected by eye and math.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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In a few years, AI models (paired with formal verification systems to check for accuracy) might be able to prove these lemmas automatically, in the same way that mathematicians currently outsource simple arithmetic to computer programs.—
Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Franklin’s was an age in which arithmetic was not yet a core part of American elementary education.—
James Fox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Number crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunching. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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