Figure may refer to:
General
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shape
A shape is a graphics, graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external Surface (mathematics), surface. It is distinct from other object properties, such as color, Surface texture, texture, or material ...
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drawing
Drawing is a Visual arts, visual art that uses an instrument to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface, or a digital representation of such. Traditionally, the instruments used to make a drawing include pencils, crayons, and ink pens, some ...
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depiction, or
geometric configuration
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Figure (wood)
In wood, figure refers to the appearance of wood, as seen on a longitudinal surface (side-grain).
Description
In wood, figure refers to the appearance of wood, as seen on a longitudinal surface (side-grain). A ''figured wood'' is not plain.
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, wood appearance
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Figure (music), distinguished from musical motif
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Noise figure, in telecommunication
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Dance figure, an elementary dance pattern
*A person's figure,
human physical appearance
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Figure–ground (perception), the distinction between a visually perceived object and its surroundings
Arts
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Figurine, a miniature statuette representation of a creature
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Action figure, a posable jointed solid plastic character figurine
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Figure painting, realistic representation, especially of the human form
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Figure drawing
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Model figure, a scale model of a creature
Writing
*figure, in writing, a type of
floating block (text, table, or graphic separate from the main text)
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Figure of speech
A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from straightforward language use or Denotation, literal meaning to produce a rhetorical or intensified effect (emotionally, aesthetically, intellectually, et ...
, also called a rhetorical figure
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Christ figure, a type of character
* in typesetting,
text figures and
lining figures
Accounting
*Figure, a synonym for
number
A number is a mathematical object used to count, measure, and label. The most basic examples are the natural numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and so forth. Numbers can be represented in language with number words. More universally, individual numbers can ...
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Significant figures in a decimal number
Science
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Figure of the Earth, the size and shape of the Earth in geodesy
Sports
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Figure (horse), a stallion who became the foundation sire of the Morgan horse breed
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Figure skating
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...
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Compulsory figures
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Figure competition, a form of physique competition for women, related to bodybuilding
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Beyer Speed Figure, a statistic in Thoroughbred racing
People
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Figure (musician), stage name of American electronic musician Josh Gard
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Michael Figures (1947–1996), American politician
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Shomari Figures (born 1985/1986), American politician
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Thomas Figures (1944–2007), American attorney and judge
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Vivian Davis Figures (born 1957), American politician
See also
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Figure 8 (disambiguation)
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