number cruncher
noun
1
: a computer that performs fast numerical calculations especially on large amounts of data
2
: a person concerned with numerical data (such as statistics)
number crunching
noun
Examples of number cruncher in a Sentence
The number crunchers in Washington are expecting a budget surplus by the fall.
Recent Examples on the Web
He’s considered the club’s expert number cruncher, analyzing each player card for any possible advantage.
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Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
And good number crunchers are sometimes bad exascale sifters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010
The office — the Legislature’s own highly respected number cruncher — issued a much more pessimistic forecast.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Priority Health number crunchers calculated to the penny the monthly cost per policyholder if the company shifted the expense to them: 17 cents.
—Maya Miller, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2023
The number crunchers in the game say the Angels would be smart to punt on their season and start building toward a more sustainable future.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2023
As late as September 2022, real estate agents and number crunchers were saying that the housing market was cooling off and that prices would start to even out.
—Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 30 June 2023
Dancing Evil Spirits Away To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The number crunchers haven’t really recovered since.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
British number cruncher Ian Stewart successfully crosses over.
—Sarah Stanley, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2011
Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
And good number crunchers are sometimes bad exascale sifters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010
The office — the Legislature’s own highly respected number cruncher — issued a much more pessimistic forecast.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Priority Health number crunchers calculated to the penny the monthly cost per policyholder if the company shifted the expense to them: 17 cents.
—Maya Miller, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2023
The number crunchers in the game say the Angels would be smart to punt on their season and start building toward a more sustainable future.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2023
As late as September 2022, real estate agents and number crunchers were saying that the housing market was cooling off and that prices would start to even out.
—Erin Hayes Burt, Dallas News, 30 June 2023
Dancing Evil Spirits Away To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The number crunchers haven’t really recovered since.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
British number cruncher Ian Stewart successfully crosses over.
—Sarah Stanley, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2011
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“Number cruncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/number%20cruncher. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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