What we would find if we could fly to the moon is an unknown quantity.
The new player is still an unknown quantity. We'll find out how good he is in the game.
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unknown quantity — noun singular someone or something that you have no knowledge or experience of but is likely to affect a situation you are involved in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unknown quantity — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing whose nature, value, or significance is not known … English terms dictionary
unknown quantity — {n.} Someone or something whose value and importance are not known, especially in a certain situation, time or place; a new and untested person or thing. * /What we would find if we could fly to the moon is an unknown quantity./ * /The new player … Dictionary of American idioms
unknown quantity — {n.} Someone or something whose value and importance are not known, especially in a certain situation, time or place; a new and untested person or thing. * /What we would find if we could fly to the moon is an unknown quantity./ * /The new player … Dictionary of American idioms
unknown quantity — noun 1. a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent (Freq. 1) I don t know what the new man will do; he s still an unknown quantity • Hypernyms: ↑factor 2. a variable whose values are solutions of an equation • Syn … Useful english dictionary
unknown quantity — noun A person or thing whose nature or value is a mystery. ...the Evening Post of this city to refer to him recently as the young Belgian painter, and to the general public he is an unknown quantity … Wiktionary
unknown quantity — nežinomasis dydis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Dydis, kurio vertė nežinoma. atitikmenys: angl. unknown quantity vok. Unbekannte, f; unbekannte Größe, f rus. неизвестная величина, f pranc. grandeur inconnue, f … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
unknown quantity — nežinomasis dydis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. unknown quantity vok. unbekannte Größe, f rus. неизвестная величина, f pranc. grandeur inconnue, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
unknown quantity — noun a person or thing whose nature, value, or significance is not known or knowable … English new terms dictionary
unknown quantity — UK / US noun [singular] someone or something that you have no knowledge or experience of but that is likely to affect a situation that you are involved in … English dictionary
