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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However, that is easier said than done, as in order to make the TCJA permanent, doing so, in its most general terms, would require creating additional revenue for the Treasury Department to make up for the purported lost revenue that TCJA caused under certain calculations.Darren T. Case, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Depending on the election’s outcome, Biden and Harris might make different calculations on how to proceed with lame-duck actions.Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
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That math clearly shows the 9700X to be the better option if CPU performance is what matters most.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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There’s zero justification to declare a winner before the math adds up, and the raft of polling data does not get a vote.Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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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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For him, the moral arithmetic is simple and Israel’s treatment of the Palestinian population is fundamentally wrong.Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Number crunching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunching. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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