numbercrunching
nounUK /ˈnʌmbəˌkrʌntʃɪŋ/
US /ˈnʌmbərˌkrʌntʃɪŋ/
Numbercrunching is doing lots of math with numbers to find answers.
The scientist did some numbercrunching to see how many birds visited the park.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Working with large amounts of data or figures, often on a computer.
The team spent the afternoon numbercrunching the sales figures.
3. The process of doing detailed financial or statistical analysis.
After hours of numbercrunching, they found where the money went.
4. A playful way to describe boring or heavy math work.
No more numbercrunching for me today—I need a break!