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number crunching:

Definitions:

  1. performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations

Examples:

  1. for developing speaking and listening skills ! And then there are those who enjoy the number crunching . Kieran and Joe in Miss Moran 's class ensure that our score boards are
  2. : 30 . Trying to do DFS at that time of day after all the number crunching you 've already had , just was n't for me I 'm afraid , but
  3. a large chunk of club funds . Prepare properly and get professional help with the number crunching and you may be pleasantly surprised by the reaction from the management team . Of
  4. must have excellent numeracy skills , with good attention to detail and be used to number crunching as sales analysis will be involved . Good spelling and grammar skills are essential .
  5. whether it is right or wrong . COBOL is the best programming language for ' number crunching ' purposes . 2 ) MULTIPLE CHOICE ( MC ) This consists of a partial

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