number-cruncher

or num·ber crunch·er

[nuhm-ber-kruhn-cher]

noun Informal.

a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.

Origin of number-cruncher

First recorded in 1965–70

Related formsnum·ber-crunch·ing, adjective

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Contemporary Examples of number-crunching

These and many other questions besides have previously been interesting matters for political and number-crunching speculation.
A Stand-Alone Scotland
Alex Massie
January 11, 2012