Unknown quantity definitions

unknown quantity

[n] - a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent
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unknown quantity

noun 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`
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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