figuring
/ˈfɪɡjərɪŋ/
verb
- Calculating or determining something, especially by using mathematics or logic.
- The engineer is figuring the load capacity of the bridge.
- I am figuring the total cost of the trip, including hotels and meals.
- She spent the afternoon figuring out the solution to the puzzle.
- Understanding or coming to a conclusion about something after thinking.
- After reading the letter, she was figuring what her friend really meant.
- He is figuring why the computer keeps crashing.
- They are still figuring how to fix the broken fence.
- Appearing or being mentioned in a particular context.
- The old castle figures in many local legends.
- The actor is figuring in several new movies this year.
- Her name figures prominently in the report.
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noun
- The act or process of calculating or reasoning.
- His careful figuring saved the company thousands of dollars.
- After much figuring, they decided to take the train instead of driving.
- The figuring took hours because the numbers were so complex.