Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of figure
"The financial report showed that sales figures had increased by ten percent last quarter."
In plain English: Figures are numbers used to show amounts, statistics, or measurements.
"The store manager updated the daily figures to show how many items were sold."
Usage: Use "figures" to refer to numerical data displayed in charts or tables, such as sales statistics or population counts. Avoid using it when you mean physical shapes or human silhouettes, which should remain singular unless describing multiple distinct forms.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of figure
"She figures that we will arrive there by noon if we leave right now."
In plain English: To figure something out means to solve a problem or understand how it works.
"She figures that we can finish the project by Friday."
Usage: Use figures as the third-person singular verb form when talking about someone calculating numbers or estimating something, such as she figures out the total cost. Do not use it to describe physical shapes unless you are specifically discussing how a person visualizes an object in their mind.
Derived from the Latin figura, originally meaning shape, form, or appearance. It evolved to denote numerical symbols representing quantities before extending to mean representations of people or events in art and literature.