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unknown quantity in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
    unknown  unknown quantity 
  2. a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent
    "I don't know what the new man will do; he's still an unknown quantity"
    unknown quantity 
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unknown quantity in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) A person or thing whose nature or value is a mystery.
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