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figure
/ˈfɪɡjɚ/
noun
A drawing or diagram conveying information.
The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
"a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble"
A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
verb
To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
To come to understand.
"I can’t figure if he’s telling the truth or lying."
To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
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