| NOUN | event | unknown quantity | a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent |
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| communication | unknown quantity, unknown | a variable whose values are solutions of an equation |
| Meaning | A factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent. | |
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| Example | he's still an unknown quantity" | |
| Broader | factor | Anything that contributes causally to a result |
| Meaning | A variable whose values are solutions of an equation. | |
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| Synonym | unknown | |
| Broader | variable | A symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity |
| Spanish | incógnita | |
| Catalan | incògnita | |
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