number crunchings

noun

plural of number crunching
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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  1. calculations
  2. maths
  3. figures
Noun
  • Austria has just launched one of the world’s 100 fastest supercomputers, which is equipped with 1,088 Nvidia chips and can carry out 45,110 trillion calculations per second.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
  • The rare disruptions that insurance companies struggle to factor into their calculations aren’t so rare anymore, Oliver Bäte observes.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of calculations
Noun
  • As a school-leaving-age young woman in 2012, simple maths dictates that she must have been conceived around the time of a conflict that was also defined by the use of mass rape as a weapon of war.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • Some of the studies are showing kids that maybe weren't as interested in maths now love maths.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Definition of maths
Noun
  • Roberts said his product would be less expensive on a per-square-foot basis than traditional construction but declined to cite figures because individual site conditions affect the overall cost.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The movie welcomes several major Hollywood figures, including Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of figures
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“Number crunchings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunchings. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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