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number-crunching n.
[common] Computations of a numerical nature, esp. those that make extensive use of floating-point numbers. The only thing [Fortrash] is good for. This term is in widespread informal use outside hackerdom and even in mainstream slang, but has additional hackish connotations: namely, that the computations are mindless and involve massive use of [brute force]. This is not always [evil], esp. if it involves ray tracing or fractals or some other use that makes [pretty pictures], esp. if such pictures can be used as [wallpaper]. See also [crunch].
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