number是一個數字,是個抽象的數量概念(idea),看不見摸不着。其表達形式(token/sign/symbol/name/mark/figure)用來計數(counting)和測量(measurement),則可以看得到。
figure是一個有意義的數值,一個figure是一個number,但是figure比number有意義,可能是報表裏面的數據。
具體區分來説:
figure:
金額,款額,具體的一筆款項數額
an arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations and for showing order in a series or for identification, 或者a quantity or amount
number:
最廣義的,指數字,編號,數額等
a number, especially one that forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company