- calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning - problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
--1 is a kind of problem solving
--1 has particulars:extrapolation; interpolation; conversion; estimate, estimation, approximation, idea; derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative; integral Derived form: verb figure4
- calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast - judge to be probable
--1 is one way to judge
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- figure, enter - be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
--2 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
--3 is one way to imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun figuration1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure - make a mathematical calculation or computation
--4 is one way to reason
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun figure9, noun figure7, noun figurer1, noun figuring1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- figure - understand; "He didn't figure her"
--5 is one way to get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody