number cruncher

1. A person who works primarily with large, numerous, or complex mathematical equations. I didn't realize you had to be a number cruncher in this job. I'm finding it really overwhelming! I leave the more serious computations to the number crunchers in the accounting department.

2. A computer capable of performing very large or complicated mathematical calculations. The company's newest number cruncher is designed to process huge amounts of data mined from millions of their customers.

3. A computer program designed to perform very large or complicated mathematical calculations. We used to process all these data manually, but eventually I decided to create a number cruncher to do it for us.

number-cruncher

1. n. someone who works with figures; an accountant. The number-crunchers are trying to get the annual report ready.

2. n. a large and powerful computer. (Computers.) They traded in the old computer for a powerful number-cruncher.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

number cruncher

Also, number crunching. An individual or machine that calculates and analyzes large amounts of data. Dating from the 1960s, the term originally was applied to a computer, but it soon was transferred to accountants or statisticians. It is sometimes used perjoratively, implying mechanical counting with lack of imagination. Time used it (June 28, 2010): “Attack of the Math Brats. How a generation of number-crunching online upstarts has come to dominate high-stakes professional poker.”

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释义	number cruncher number cruncher 1. A person who works primarily with large, numerous, or complex mathematical equations. I didn't realize you had to be a number cruncher in this job. I'm finding it really overwhelming! I leave the more serious computations to the number crunchers in the accounting department. 2. A computer capable of performing very large or complicated mathematical calculations. The company's newest number cruncher is designed to process huge amounts of data mined from millions of their customers. 3. A computer program designed to perform very large or complicated mathematical calculations. We used to process all these data manually, but eventually I decided to create a number cruncher to do it for us. See also: cruncher, number Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. number-cruncher 1. n. someone who works with figures; an accountant. The number-crunchers are trying to get the annual report ready. 2. n. a large and powerful computer. (Computers.) They traded in the old computer for a powerful number-cruncher. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions number cruncher Also, number crunching. An individual or machine that calculates and analyzes large amounts of data. Dating from the 1960s, the term originally was applied to a computer, but it soon was transferred to accountants or statisticians. It is sometimes used perjoratively, implying mechanical counting with lack of imagination. Time used it (June 28, 2010): “Attack of the Math Brats. How a generation of number-crunching online upstarts has come to dominate high-stakes professional poker.” See also: cruncher, number The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: number-cruncher number crunching be well away budding budding genius genius a budding genius open (one's) eyes to (someone or something) open eyes to open your eyes References in periodicals archive companies supposedly are more dynamic than their Euro counterparts, but CEOs abroad now tend to be younger and more diverse than American "suits." And they're not all number crunchers. Will the number crunchers get crunched? Plus: hard numbers about the urge to merge ... and the bean-counter body count mounts Number crunchers at Yorkshire Bank have worked out just where the money will be going. Personal Finance: Say it with flowers: Valentine's Day brings out the big spenders When asked about her collection of links and the irreverent cartoons and comments, she said, "We're not number crunchers; we're people. An online image campaign A decade ago, some supercomputer proponents had predicted that high-speed number crunchers would eventually make the wind tunnel obsolete (SN: 9/29/84, p.200). Plane digits: bringing computer technology to wind tunnel testing A group of 17-year-olds have been shown how number crunchers are vital to the workplace and are currently in high demand by employers. Maths adds up Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Excel may be the most popular spreadsheets for ordinary number crunchers, but for hard-core analysts who have to piece together many separate spreadsheets, the hands-down favorite program is Sinper Corp.'s TM/1 Spreadsheet Connector. Help for number crunchers Industry number crunchers AutoAnalysis now expect 1.73million cars to roll off production lines here, compared with its 1.9m estimate in May. Experts have slashed forecasts for []; FINANCE The chain's video market share jumped from 16.5 per cent cent to 22.5 per cent in the three months to late September, while Amazon stayed on 20.2 per cent, said number crunchers Kantar Worldpanel. HMV X-SELL OVER AMAZON; CITYDESK For live business news visit Following a round robin competition the number crunchers won the final against Blue Flames by the tight margin of only three runs. Cricket: Numbers add up Primary care comes from such hard working, dedicated doctors, as in this practice, and not from the deskbound number crunchers of which our modern health service seems to abound. Letter: Your Say - GPs concern is for patients Health service number crunchers took the highest and lowest body mass indexes and divided the difference into 100 divisions. How they worked it out... HEALTH: Coventry figures worse than national average The chain's video market share jumped from 16.5% to 22.5% in the three months to late September, while Amazon stayed on 20.2%, said number crunchers Kantar Worldpanel. HMV X-SELLS OVER AMAZON; FINANCE And the number of young people who can't be tracked down after the age of 16 has fallen, allowing number crunchers to collect more accurate statistics. Delight over teens' choice Growth in the service sector - which accounts for the bulk of the economy - eased slightly last month, a survey by number crunchers IHS Markit found. IN BRIEF; FINANCE t e r n That surprised experts, but was helped by number crunchers revising riot-hit August's drop in sales from 0.2 per cent to 0.4 per cent after a taking a closer look. Shops to cut pressie cost as they fight for trading
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