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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  unknown quantity
       n 1: 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"
       2: a variable whose values are solutions of an equation [syn: unknown]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unknown quantity
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic) A person or thing whose nature or value is a
  mystery.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  unknown quantity
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic) A person or thing whose nature or value is a
  mystery.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  unknown quantity
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic) A person or thing whose nature or value is a
  mystery.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  unknown quantity
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic) A person or thing whose nature or value is a
  mystery.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  unknown quantity /ʌnnˈəʊn kwˈɒntɪti/
  unbekannte Größe, Unbekannte 
     Synonym: unknown
  
   see: quantity, magnetic quantity, Gaussian quantity, physical quantity, physical variable
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  unknown quantity /ʌnnˈəʊn kwˈɒntɪti/
  Unbekannte , Variable 

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  unknown quantity /ʌnnˈəʊŋ kwˈɒntɪti/
  1. ismeretlen tényezô
  2. ismeretlen mennyiség

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