number crunching

noun

1. computing the large-scale processing of numerical data

Derived Forms

• number cruncher, noun

Example Sentences

A few minutes of number crunching showed he was spending about $110 to $140 a week on fuel for each of the four older, diesel Transits in his fleet.

From New York Times

Mathematician Hannah Fry has done some number crunching and reckons Wales have a 2.2% chance of bagging the four goals needed against England to go through.

From BBC

Its number crunching showed that rising taxes, high inflation and shrinking GDP will amount to the biggest fall in household disposable income since records began.

From New York Times

Mr. Sunak was said to have been deeply involved in the number crunching with Mr. Hunt, who was recruited as chancellor by Ms. Truss after she ousted his predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng.

From New York Times

Different observations of the same asteroid can be separated farther in time and distance, and the algorithm needs to perform more number crunching to make the connections.

From New York Times