noun
Meaning 1
Calculation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
figuring
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɪɡ.ə.ɹɪŋ/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ.ɪŋ/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈfɪɡ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: F IH1 G Y ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Structure, design, or arrangement; figure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Representation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of figure
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 5
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: calculation, computation, reckoning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: problem solving
Narrower terms: extrapolation, interpolation, conversion, estimate, estimation, approximation, idea, derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative, integral
History
Etymology
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