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number crunching

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number cruncher
n. Slang
1. A computer that is able to perform complex, lengthy calculations.
2. A person who performs numerous calculations, especially an accountant.

number crunching n.

number crunching
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing the large-scale processing of numerical data
number cruncher  n
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Noun1.number crunching - performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations
calculation, computation, computing - the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods


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This number crunching will not go down well with people who see crime almost daily.
She said: "I think we will make savings in the long run and actually we are number crunching at the moment on all this.
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