quant

See also: Quant and quant'

English

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Noun

quant (plural quants)

  1. (finance) A quantitative analyst.
    • 2014 January 30, Simon Roberts Was Here (The Crazy Ones), episode 15:
      Judy Mills: Oh, and I was very excited to hear about your agency's new emphasis on hard numbers and data.
      Simon: Excuse me?
      Judy Mills: Yeah, I heard you hired a quant.
  2. Quantity.
  3. Quantifier.

Adjective

quant (not comparable)

  1. Quantifiable.
  2. Quantitative.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Noun

quant (plural quants)

  1. A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan can, from Latin quantus.

Adjective

quant (feminine quanta, masculine plural quants, feminine plural quantes)

  1. (interrogative) how many; how much

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Latin quantum.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

quant

  1. Only used in quant à

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Latin quantus.

Adjective

quant m (feminine singular quante, masculine plural quants, feminine plural quantes)

  1. how many; how much
    • 15th century, Rustichello da Pisa (original author), Mazarine Master (scribe), The Travels of Marco Polo, page 6, line 8:
      Quant ils orent chevauchier ne sçay quantes iournees
      When they had ridden for I don't know how many days
      (please note, the first word 'quant' corresponds to etymology 2 below)

References

  • quant on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Etymology 2

From Old French quant, from Latin quando, see quand.

Adverb

quant

  1. Alternative form of quand

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan can, from Latin quantus.

Adjective

quant m (feminine singular quanta, masculine plural quants, feminine plural quantas)

  1. (interrogative) how many; how much

Adverb

quant

  1. (interrogative) how many; how much

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin quandō.

Conjunction

quant

  1. when

Adverb

quant

  1. (interrogative) when

Descendants

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