figure in

verb

Definition of figure innext
as in to solve (for)

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  1. figure out
  2. deduct
  3. scale
  4. measure
Verb
  • Many key items in the game have multiple uses that aren't fully explained in the game itself, requiring a good deal of guessing, checking, and observation to figure out how to exploit fully.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Engineers figured out that radio waves with certain frequencies simply pass through ice.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of figure out
Verb
  • Taxpayers cannot deduct mileage for their regular moving expenses under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Individual taxpayers may deduct qualified charitable contributions of up to 100% of their AGI, and corporations may deduct qualified contributions of up to 25% of their taxable income.
    David Rae, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of deduct
Verb
  • Each person has a part to play in the overall goal, and each person’s goals can scale up and down from hourly to a five-year trajectory.
    Ciarán McArdle, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • If corporate leaders complain about these directives’ effects on their bottom lines, Trump’s team could force CISA to scale back its use of this authority.
    Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of scale
Verb
  • The overall picture is that the physiology is real, but the practical effects seem to be too small to measure.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Subsidence is when the ground beneath a building sinks, pulling a building's foundations down with it, and researchers are able to measure it by fractions of an inch when looking at satellite imagery.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of measure
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