number是一个数字,是个抽象的数量概念(idea),看不见摸不着。其表达形式(token/sign/symbol/name/mark/figure)用来计数(counting)和测量(measurement),则可以看得到。

figure是一个有意义的数值,一个figure是一个number,但是figure比number有意义,可能是报表里面的数据。

具体区分来说:

figure:

金额,款额,具体的一笔款项数额

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:

最广义的,指数字,编号,数额等

a number, especially one that forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company