Definition of Figuring

1. Noun. Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities.


Definition of Figuring

1. Verb. (present participle of figure) ¹

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Definition of Figuring

1. figure [v] - See also: figure

Lexicographical Neighbors of Figuring

figured out
figuredly
figurehead
figureheads
figureless
figurer
figurers
figures
figures of merit
figures of speech
figures out
figurial
figurine
figurines
figuring (current term)
figuring out
figurist
figurists
figwort
figwort family
figworts
fiji
fike
fiked
fikeries
fikery
fikes
fikier
fikiest

Literary usage of Figuring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gasoline Automobile by George William Hobbs (1915)
"figuring Speeds.—In order to figure the speed of any automobile, ... 253 has been produced, from which the result can be taken without any actual figuring. ..."

2. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1819)
"figuring glory and honour to be a garland of flowers. Thy name in arms were now as great as mine ! Hotspur. -Wou'd to heav'n, Pr. Henry. ..."

3. Agriculture by William Penn Brooks (1911)
"figuring a ration—The method to be followed in figuring a ration will be best ... In figuring a ration it will as a rule be found best to fix first upon the ..."

4. A Cotton Fabrics Glossary by Frank P. Bennett, & Co (1914)
"Reed, 42x2; take-up of ground warp during weaving, 5 per cent; take-up of figuring warp during weaving, 12 times the length of fabric woven; ground warp, ..."

5. Applied Mechanical Arithmetic as Practiced on the Comptometer by Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Company (1914)
"Totaling Payrolls figuring Averages and Rates per Hour Adding Recapitulations Finding Coin and Currency required for each Denomination. , • STORE-ROOM ..."

6. American Machinists' Handbook and Dictionary of Shop Terms: A Reference Book by Fred Herbert Colvin, Frank Arthur Stanley (1914)
"Dividing this result by the speed of cut in feet per minute will give the actual cutting time in minutes. The figuring is not complicated in any wa. ..."

7. Hawkins' Indicator Catechism: A Practical Treatise for the Use of Erecting by Nehemiah Hawkins (1903)
"Besides recording the condition and Internal adjustment of the engine, the diagram as well as the horse power is used in figuring the steam consumption of ..."

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