crunch numbers
Do heavy computation
To crunch numbers is to perform calculations, especially extensive or tedious ones: The accountants are crunching numbers for the quarterly report.
The phrase suggests grinding through large amounts of data—what computers do constantly and humans do reluctantly.
A number cruncher is a person or machine that does this work.
- calculateDetermine through math
- computeDetermine by calculation
- analyzeStudy by breaking down
- tabulateArrange data in columns
- do the mathReason through the obvious
statistics · big data · spreadsheets · algorithms · forecasting · solve · bean counter · correlation · excel · balance sheet · bottom line · probability theory · accountant · financial analyst · tax season · databases · machine learning · data
- math expressionsdo the math, add up, napkin math, factor in, figure out
- math verbsadd, adds, subtract, subtracts, multiply
crunch numbersguess
Estimate without certainty
wing it · shoot from the hip · guesstimate · play it by ear · handwave
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