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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwɒnt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɒnt
Etymology 1
Shortening.
Noun
quant (countable and uncountable, plural quants)
- (uncountable) Quantitative analysis or research.
- 2015, Nigel Clark, Professional Services Marketing Handbook: How to Build Relationships, Grow Your Firm and Become a Client Champion, London: Kogan Page Publishers, page 70:
- We believe there is a role for both qual and quant in professional services.
- (finance, countable) 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.
- Clipping of quantity.
- Clipping of quantifier.
Derived terms
Adjective
quant (not comparable)
- Clipping of quantifiable.
- Clipping of quantitative.
- 2012, Judith M. Meloy, Twenty-first Century Learning by Doing, Rotterdam: Sense Publishers, page 24:
- Finally, in the school of education, I found coursework that included qual and quant methodology.
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Etymology 2
Uncertain. A borrowing from Latin contus (“long pole”) has been suggested, but the -a- is problematic.
Noun
quant (plural quants)
- A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.
- A vertical shaft used to drive a millstone.
Derived terms
Verb
quant (third-person singular simple present quants, present participle quanting, simple past and past participle quanted)
- (transitive or intransitive) To propel using a quant.
Derived terms
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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan quant, from Latin quantus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
quant (feminine quanta, masculine plural quants, feminine plural quantes)
- (interrogative) how many; how much
- (with the definite article) quite a bit; quite a few (considerably)
Derived terms
References
- “quant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “quant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “quant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “quant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
quant
- only used in quant à
Further reading
- “quant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology 1
Adjective
quant m (feminine singular quante, masculine plural quants, feminine plural quantes)
- how many; how much
- 15th century, Rustichello da Pisa (original author), Mazarine Master (scribe), The Travels of Marco Polo, page 6, line 8:(please note, the first word 'quant' corresponds to etymology 2 below)
- Quant ils orent chevauchier ne sçay quantes iournees
- When they had ridden for I don't know how many days
References
- quant on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
Etymology 2
Adverb
quant
- alternative form of quand
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Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan can, from Latin quantus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
quant m (feminine singular quanta, masculine plural quants, feminine plural quantas)
Adverb
quant
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Conjunction
quant
Adverb
quant
- (interrogative) when
Descendants
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