unknown quantity

unknown quantity
noun
1. a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent (Freq. 1)
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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: ↑unknown
Derivationally related forms: ↑unknown (for: ↑unknown)
Hypernyms: ↑variable

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unknown quantity
: someone or something whose abilities or characteristics are not yet known

If you've never been published before, you're an unknown quantity, so you're going to have difficulty selling your first novel.

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Main Entry:quantity
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unknown quantity — see quantity
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Main Entry:unknown

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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