number crunching

noun

Definition of number crunchingnext
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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Recent Examples of number crunching The stream — called the Kornacki Cam — provides unadulterated number crunching without any pundits weighing in. — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 In this case, instead of having equipment capable of all that processing power stored in massive warehouses, each satellite in orbit would do a small part of the number crunching and then beam the final results back to the ground. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026 Setting the odds for a game was more a matter of delicate intuition than wonkish number crunching. — Dan Piepenbring, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026 Opponents said Antoni — who has spent most of his career at right-wing think tanks — lacked the expertise in statistical number crunching that's typical of previous BLS commissioners. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025 This will give decision makers essentially no choice but to deploy, and will give the fruits of your number crunching a chance to realize a business impact. — Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Pretraining is where most of the number crunching happens, and what follows is usually fine-tuning, which refines the model for specific tasks. — Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for number crunching
  1. calculation
  2. math
  3. arithmetic
  4. figures
Noun
  • Based on current calculations, Swift is now expected to begin its atmospheric re-entry no earlier than October.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
  • By Hanke’s calculation, prices measured in Venezuela’s coin of the realm, the bolivar, are now rising at a 400% annual clip.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculation
Noun
  • Other majors, such as engineering, with its extensive math requirements, have been harder to shrink.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The business is also growing its base of millions of curious thinkers with non-language subjects; Preply now covers math, computer science, and chess.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of math
Noun
  • In an approach that is reminiscent of the parabola calculator, cryptographers use points along a special curve in combination with simple arithmetic to create a key.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The potential bid implied by that arithmetic has barely appeared.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of arithmetic
Noun
  • Paying multiple creators or celebrities to attend and post can add another six figures, pushing a larger activation into the several-hundred-thousand-dollar range.
    — Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Those figures showcase how many workers view AI as a helpful tool for their schedules rather than a threat to their positions.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of figures

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“Number crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunching. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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