number-crunching

noun

Any computing application that requires large amounts of numerical calculation.

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Meanings

nounnumber-crunching (uncountable)

alternative number crunching

  1. uncountablecomputingAny computing application that requires large amounts of numerical calculation.
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number-crunching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/number-crunching

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“number-crunching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/number-crunching. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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