FIGURING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

Synonyms:

calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("figuring" is a kind of...):

problem solving (the thought processes involved in solving a problem)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "figuring"):

extrapolation ((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values)

interpolation ((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known)

conversion (a change in the units or form of an expression:)

approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)

derivative; derived function; differential; differential coefficient; first derivative (the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx)

integral (the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x))

Derivation:

figure (make a mathematical calculation or computation)

-ing form of the verb figure