figure vs real

figure

noun
  • A numeral. 

  • A visible pattern as in wood or cloth. 

  • A number, an amount. 

  • A drawing or diagram conveying information. 

  • A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body. 

  • A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment. 

  • The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. 

  • A figure of speech. 

  • The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person. 

  • A person or thing representing a certain consciousness. 

  • A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses. 

  • Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. 

  • The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body. 

  • A shape. 

  • Any complex dance moveᵂ. 

verb
  • To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. 

  • To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. 

  • To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem. 

  • To enter into; to be a part of. 

  • To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon. 

  • To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. 

  • To embellish. 

  • To come to understand. 

  • To be reasonable. 

real

noun
  • A real number. 

  • A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$. 

  • A coin worth one real. 

  • A commodity; see realty. 

  • Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies. 

  • A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942. 

  • One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages. 

adv
  • Really, very. 

adj
  • Absolute, complete, utter. 

  • Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal). 

  • Genuine, unfeigned, sincere. 

  • Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially as regard the enjoyment of life, prowess at sports, or success wooing potential partners. 

  • Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary. 

  • That has objective, physical existence. 

  • Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line. 

  • Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake. 

  • Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models. 

  • True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent. 

  • Relating to immovable tangible property. 

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