figure space

noun

In fonts whose digits are of uniform width, a space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a digit.

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Meanings

nounfigure space (plural figure spaces)

plural figure spaces

  1. mediaIn fonts whose digits are of uniform width, a space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a digit.

Origin

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APA

figure space. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure%20space

MLA

“figure space.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure%20space. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figure space,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figure%20space.

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