How to Spell figure
figure
figure - noun
- A number symbol : , digit
- Arithmetical calculations
- A written or printed character
- Value especially as expressed in numbers : sum, price
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"good at figures"
Etymology
Middle English, "shape, form, likeness, symbol, design, written character," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin figūra "shape, form, outward appearance, likeness, nonliteral form of speech," from fig-, variant stem of fingere "to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be" + -ūra -ure