Difference between Reckoning and Figuring

What is the difference between Reckoning and Figuring?

Reckoning as a verb is to count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. while Figuring as a verb is to calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.

Reckoning

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The action of calculating or estimating something. The bill (UK) or check (US), especially at an inn or tavern. An opinion or judgement. The working out of consequences or retribution for one's actions.

Example sentence: We might imagine that Jesus had many human faults. He failed most humanly, in my reckoning, when he killed the fig tree just because it didn't bear any figs for his breakfast; that was a disgraceful, bad-tempered thing to do, and to try and make a virtue of it by saying it was a demonstration of faith only made things worse.

Figuring

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.

Example sentence: See, unlike most hackers, I get little joy out of figuring out how to install the latest toy.

We hope you now know whether to use Reckoning or Figuring in your sentence.

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