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number crunchers

number crunchers is the plural of number cruncher.

Meaning of number cruncher

Noun

number cruncher (plural number crunchers)

  1. An accountant or other person who deals with the calculation of numbers as a profession.
  2. A program, algorithm, or hardware with a focus on numerical calculation.
    • Right above the database access layer sits a number cruncher that performs any calculations that a particular request may require, such as computing a standard deviation. In many cases, this layer just forwards raw numbers.2001, C/C++ Users Journal, volume 19, page 38

Questions about number crunchers

What is number crunchers the plural of?
Number crunchers is the plural of number cruncher.

Words near number crunchers in the dictionary

  1. number closed
  2. number closes
  3. number closing
  4. number coding
  5. number cruncher
  6. number crunchers
  7. number crunching
  8. number densities
  9. number density
  10. number eight
  11. number eights

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