number crunchingn.

Brit.

/ˈnʌmbə ˌkrʌn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈnəmbər ˌkrən(t)ʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: number n., crunching n. and adj. at crunch v. Derivatives

Etymology: < number n. + crunching n. and adj. at crunch v. Derivatives, probably after number cruncher n. Compare later number-crunch v.

colloquial.

The action of processing large amounts of numerical data.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic > [noun] > act of doing

figurationc1430

stating1798

summing1823

arithmetization1902

number crunching1968

1968 Amer. Math. Monthly 75 457 We academic types must surely defend our premise that critical analysis and proofs are worthwhile in this age of wholesale number-crunching.

1971 Sci. Amer. Aug. 100 (advt.) Here's a calculator that speaks your language. You can customize its keyboard, memory size, display, programs and peripherals to suit your number-crunching tasks.

1989 Music Technol. Oct. 24/1 Co-processor card, which will speed up intense number crunching.

1992 J. Dominguez & V. Robin Your Money or your Life vi. 215 Joe did some number crunching and found that..this expense would run up the costs of the project significantly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	number crunching
释义	number crunchingn. Brit. /ˈnʌmbə ˌkrʌn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈnəmbər ˌkrən(t)ʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: number n., crunching n. and adj. at crunch v. Derivatives Etymology: < number n. + crunching n. and adj. at crunch v. Derivatives, probably after number cruncher n. Compare later number-crunch v. colloquial. The action of processing large amounts of numerical data. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic > [noun] > act of doing figurationc1430 stating1798 summing1823 arithmetization1902 number crunching1968 1968 Amer. Math. Monthly 75 457 We academic types must surely defend our premise that critical analysis and proofs are worthwhile in this age of wholesale number-crunching. 1971 Sci. Amer. Aug. 100 (advt.) Here's a calculator that speaks your language. You can customize its keyboard, memory size, display, programs and peripherals to suit your number-crunching tasks. 1989 Music Technol. Oct. 24/1 Co-processor card, which will speed up intense number crunching. 1992 J. Dominguez & V. Robin Your Money or your Life vi. 215 Joe did some number crunching and found that..this expense would run up the costs of the project significantly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1968
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