figure

noun

  1. 1

    a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

    she made the best score on compulsory figures

  2. 2

    a decorative or artistic work

    the coach had a design on the doors

  3. 3

    a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)

    he made a figure of Santa Claus

  4. 4

    the impression produced by a person

    he cut a fine figure

    a heroic figure

  5. 5

    the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

    he had a number of chores to do

    the number of parameters is small

  6. 6

    alternative names for the body of a human being

    Leonardo studied the human body

    he has a strong physique

  7. 7

    a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

  8. 8

    a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

    the area covered can be seen from Figure 2

  9. 9

    language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

  10. 10

    a well-known or notable person

    they studied all the great names in the history of France

    she is an important figure in modern music

  11. 11

    an amount of money expressed numerically

    a figure of $17 was suggested

  12. 12

    one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration

    0 and 1 are digits

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