number cruncher

noun

1
: a computer that performs fast numerical calculations especially on large amounts of data
2
: a person concerned with numerical data (such as statistics)
number crunching noun

Examples of number cruncher in a Sentence

The number crunchers in Washington are expecting a budget surplus by the fall.
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Undefeated Oregon received top billing once again, delivered by the committee a few hours after Big Ten number crunchers ran through tiebreaker scenarios and realized the Ducks had clinched a spot in the conference title game no matter what happens between now and December. Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024 At least that's what a snapshot analysis by a leading Texas political number cruncher shows of the first few days of early voting for the March 5 primaries. John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Feb. 2024 Lichtman eschews the more defensible probabilistic forecasts like the ones from Nate Silver and other number crunchers. Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Bill McKibben October 2, 2024 7:16 AM EDT Climate change is in some ways a math problem, and Jesse Jenkins is among the wonkiest and most effective of the number crunchers trying to work out a solution. Bill McKibben, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for number cruncher 

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of number cruncher was in 1966

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“Number cruncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/number%20cruncher. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

number cruncher

noun
number crunch·​er
-ˈkrən-chər
1
: a computer that performs fast numerical calculations especially on large amounts of data
2
: a person concerned with complex numerical data
number crunching noun
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