figure
noun
a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
Example Sentences
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Industry figures reposted by seafood market intelligence platform Undercurrent suggest wholesale Chilean jack mackerel costs roughly one-third as much as Atlantic mackerel.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
This month, more than 5,000 Jewish public figures and allies — including several UC professors — signed an open letter opposing the accusation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Such figures typically start with a fixed group of paying customers from 12 months prior and calculate the subsequent change in revenue from that same group.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Producing those cells can take weeks, and the cost can climb well into six figures.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Knowing Bobby’s penchant for noncooperation with authority figures, he might well have been incarcerated more for his attitude than anything else.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
