NUMBER CRUNCHINGS Synonyms: 22 Similar Words

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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Errors can accumulate during calculations, eventually making results unreliable.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Huang and his colleagues mapped out the landscape using data from RNA-sequencing experiments and theoretical calculations.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of calculations

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From the age of 14, pupils will be able to combine technical subjects like manufacturing and AI with core subjects like maths and English.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 29 July 2026
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

Definition of maths

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The Justice Department also says Beijing is determined to sway American public opinion in its favor by cultivating relationships with political figures seen as having access to the levers of power.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Forty-five percent of adults 30 to 44 say the same; both figures have declined in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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