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Definition of figuring

Overview of noun figuring

The noun figuring has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning

(problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)

Overview of verb figure

The verb figure has 5 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)

1. (20) calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast

(judge to be probable)

2. (8) figure, enter

(be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?")

3. (3) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image

(imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy")

4. (2) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure

(make a mathematical calculation or computation)

5. (1) figure

(understand; "He didn't figure her")