unknown quantity as a noun: - 1
- 2
unknown quantity
noun
1 unknown quantity
A factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent.
2 unknown quantity
A variable whose values are solutions of an equation.
synonym: unknown.
Dutch: onbekende
unknown quantities
noun
Roget 491:
ignorance,
nescience,
tabula rasa [Lat.],
crass ignorance,
ignorance crasse [Fr.];
unfamiliarity,
unacquaintance†;
unconsciousness
etc.
adj.;
darkness,
blindness;
incomprehension,
inexperience,
simplicity.
unknown quantities,
x,
y,
z.
sealed book,
terra incognita,
virgin soil,
unexplored ground;
dark ages.
[Imperfect knowledge]
smattering,
sciolism†,
glimmering,
dilettantism;
bewilderment
etc.
(uncertainty)
475;
incapacity.
[Affectation of knowledge]
pedantry;
charlatanry,
charlatism†;
Philister†,
Philistine.
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