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English noun: unknown quantity | |||
| 1. | unknown quantity (event) a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent | ||
| Samples | I don't know what the new man will do; he's still an unknown quantity. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | factor | ||
| 2. | unknown quantity (communication) a variable whose values are solutions of an equation | ||
| Synonyms | unknown | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | variable | ||
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