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Figuring — is the process of final polishing of an optical surface to achieve the shape required for a given application. The standard example in amateur telescope making is the process of converting the smooth spherical mirror produced by earlier stages… … Wikipedia
Figuring — Figure Fig ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Figured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Figuring}.] [F. figurer, L. figurare, fr. figura. See {Figure}, n.] 1. To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
figuring — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act, process, or result of calculating: calculation, computation, reckoning. See REASON … English dictionary for students
figuring — n. thinking; calculating; theorizing, speculating fig·ure || fɪgjÉ™r / fɪgÉ™ n. number; image; form; character; price; human shape, shape; impression; phrase; symbol v. calculate; think, assume; portray, depict; express verbally; adorn with… … English contemporary dictionary
figuring — noun problem solving that involves numbers or quantities (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑calculation, ↑computation, ↑reckoning • Derivationally related forms: ↑reckon (for: ↑reckoning), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Figuring the tail — Calculating the yield at which a future money market (one available some period hence) is purchased when that future security is created by buying an existing instrument and financing the initial portion of its life with a term repo. The New York … Financial and business terms
figuring the tail — Calculating the yield at which a future money market (one available some period hence) is purchased when that future security is created by buying an existing instrument and financing the initial portion of its life with a term repo. Bloomberg… … Financial and business terms
Still Figuring Out — Infobox Single Name = Still Figuring Out Artist = Elliot Minor from Album = Elliot Minor (album) Released = January 28, 2008 Format = CD single Recorded = Genre = Pop rock Length = Label = Repossession Records Writer = Producers = Certification … Wikipedia
Institute For Figuring — The Institute For Figuring (IFF) is an organization based in Los Angeles, California that promotes the public understanding of the poetic and aesthetic dimensions of science, mathematics and the technical arts. The Institute hosts public lectures … Wikipedia
glark — Figuring something out from the situation. The System III manuals are pretty poor, but you can generally glark the meaning from context … Dictionary of american slang