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Imantaghavi Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
one-figure
Hi,
What does "one-figure" mean in the following sentence? "Barclays explained afterwards that a one-figure error in an international transaction meant the money had gone to her by mistake."
Regards,
Iman
What does "one-figure" mean in the following sentence? "Barclays explained afterwards that a one-figure error in an international transaction meant the money had gone to her by mistake."
Regards,
Iman
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58, and so on. The mistaken figure in question seems to have been a routing code. CJ
- 58, and so on.
- The mistaken figure in question seems to have been a routing code.
- CJ
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imantaghavione-figure errorWriting 254,647 for 234,647, or writing 64,754.58 for 64,759.58, and so on. The mistaken figure in question seems to have been a routing code.
CJ
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Thank you CJ. So you mean some numbers were alike in shape? like 4 and 9?
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imantaghaviThank you CJ. So you mean some numbers were alike in shape? like 4 and 9?No. There was a typo on one digit of the entire sequence. "Figure" here means "digit" or "one-digit number", not "shape". These are two distinct meanings.
She has a lovely figure. (shape, form)
She is no good at figures. (numbers, mathema
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