Number Cruncher (Noun)
Meaning 1
Someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The scientist needed a reliable number_cruncher to simulate complex climate models, so she chose a supercomputer at the research facility.
- The architects used a high-performance number_cruncher to analyze the structural integrity of the skyscraper design.
- In order to process the vast amounts of genomic data, the laboratory required a dedicated number_cruncher to accelerate its computations.
- When predicting economic trends, investors and traders relied heavily on number_cruncher computers that analyzed statistical trends with unrelenting accuracy.
- These financial reports have too much intricate accounting math; would a software-enabled number_cruncher allow it all to work a little bit easier and simplify quarterly books faster.