with numbers
idiom
—used with adjectives such as bad, good, etc., to indicate someone's ability at using numbers (such as for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing)
Ask her to do the books, since she's good with numbers.
I've always been lousy with numbers.
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Final polls show a neck-and-neck race in key swing states, while one pollster created shockwaves with numbers that suggest seemingly solidly red Iowa could receive a blue makeover.
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Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
Total awareness is essentially tied for both with numbers in the low-80s.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Mathematics started with numbers—clear, concrete, intuitive.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
Then again, games are still scored with numbers, so arithmetic does matter in these contests.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
Total awareness is essentially tied for both with numbers in the low-80s.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Mathematics started with numbers—clear, concrete, intuitive.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024
Then again, games are still scored with numbers, so arithmetic does matter in these contests.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“With numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20numbers. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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