as in calculation
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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Noun
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White House officials said the calculations came from the Council of Economic Advisers.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025 -
By the Budget Lab’s calculations, the top 1% of earners owe 28% of all unpaid taxes.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When the time comes to name the 2025 Sexiest Man Alive, get off your ath and do some math, because the numbers all add up to one clear winner.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Our brains can do math, employ logic, explore abstractions and think critically.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the arithmetic of GDP, this depresses the growth rate.—
Axios,
Axios,
28 Mar. 2025
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The students, ages 4 to 18, receive lessons in reading, writing, grammar, and basic arithmetic; some also learn shoemaking and tailoring.—
Ogar Monday,
The Christian Science Monitor,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Number crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunching. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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