as in calculations
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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Its calculations are based on the changes in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) between the third quarter of the current year and Q3 of the previous year.—
Sarah Hostetler,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Our back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest that Intel has left a lot of value locked behind its conglomerate structure.—
Charlene Barshefsky,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Make daily physical activity as routine as maths and reading.—
William Warr,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replicating those buffers of points in the bag before the turn of the year would put Leeds ahead of the maths and perhaps turn their springtime fixtures into a matter of consolidation rather than a scramble for survival.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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ABC's move is latest high-profile example of media figures facing repercussions for comments about Kirk's killing.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Facts and figures The Red Sox are 82-69.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Number crunchings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/number%20crunchings. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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