quant

[ kwahnt ]
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noun
  1. Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.

Origin of quant

1
An Americanism dating back to 1985–90; by clipping

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Quant
[ kwahnt ]

noun
  1. Dame Mary Barbara Mary Quant, 1930–2023, English fashion designer and entrepreneur: often credited as the principal designer of the miniskirt in the 1960s.

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British Dictionary definitions for quant (1 of 3)

quant1

/ (kwɒnt) /


noun
  1. a long pole for propelling a boat, esp a punt, by pushing on the bottom of a river or lake

verb
  1. to propel (a boat) with a quant

Origin of quant

1
C15: probably from Latin contus a pole, from Greek kontos

British Dictionary definitions for quant (2 of 3)

quant2

/ (kwɒnt) /


noun
  1. informal a highly paid computer specialist with a degree in a quantitative science, employed by a financial house to predict the future price movements of securities, commodities, currencies, etc

Origin of quant

2
C20: from quantitative

British Dictionary definitions for Quant (3 of 3)

Quant

/ (kwɒnt) /


noun
  1. Mary. born 1934, British fashion designer, whose Chelsea Look of miniskirts and geometrically patterned fabrics dominated London fashion in the 1960s

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