Quant

See also: quant and quant'

English

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Quant (surname)

Wikipedia

Etymology

Nickname from Middle English cwointe (“intelligent, smart, cunning”), the origin of quaint.

Proper noun

Quant (plural Quants)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Quant is the 36246^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 618 individuals. Quant is most common among Hispanic/Latino (45.63%) and White (39.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Quant”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quantum.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Quant n (mixed, genitive Quants, plural Quanten)

1. quantum (indivisible unit of a given quantity)

Declension

Declension of Quant [neuter, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Quant	die	Quanten
genitive	eines	des	Quants	der	Quanten
dative	einem	dem	Quant	den	Quanten
accusative	ein	das	Quant	die	Quanten

Further reading

• “Quant” in Duden online
• “Quant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache