number-crunching

   [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 screen backgrounds.
   See also {crunch}.

   

   Hydrodynamic {number-crunching}.

   (The  next  cartoon  in  the  Crunchly saga is 74-12-29. The previous
   cartoon was 74-08-18.)

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