quant

kwɑnt

Definition

Definition of quant - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

TECH.

quantitative analyst in finance

TECH.

She works as a quant on Wall Street.

financial analyst

abbreviation

TECH.

short for quantity

TECH.

The quant of apples was impressive.

amount

quantity

boating

Dated

long pole for pushing a boat

Dated

He used a quant to move the punt.

pole

punt

linguistics

TECH.

short for quantifier

TECH.

The quant in the sentence was unclear.

quantifier

quantity

milling

Rare

vertical shaft for driving a millstone

Rare

The mill's quant was replaced last year.

axle

shaft

spindle

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long pole for pushing a boat
vertical shaft for driving a millstone

Expressions with quant

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quant fund

investment fund using quantitative analysis for decisions

The quant fund outperformed the market this year.

Origin of quant

Latin, quantus (how much)

Examples of quant in a sentence

Many quants have backgrounds in mathematics or physics.
The quant of supplies was more than enough.
We need to check the quant of materials available.
The sailor grabbed the quant to steer.
A quant is essential for navigating shallow waters.
A quant was missing from the linguistic analysis.

The sentence lacked a clear quant.
The broken quant halted the mill's operations.
A skilled craftsman was needed to repair the ancient quant.

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French:analyste quantitatif, quantité, ...
German:Quant, Menge, ...
Italian:quant, quantità, ...
Spanish:analista cuantitativo, cant., ...
Portuguese:quant, quantidade, ...
Chinese:量化分析师, 数量, ...
Japanese:クオンツ, 量, ...
Arabic:مُحَلِّل كَمِّي, كمية, ...
Hebrew:אַנָלִיסְט כַּמּוּתִי, כַּמּוּת, ...
Russian:квант, количество, ...
Ukrainian:квант, кількість, ...
Hindi:क्वांट, मात्रा, ...
Bengali:পরিমাণগত বিশ্লেষক, পরিমাণ, ...
Catalan:quant, quantitat, ...
Czech:kvant, zkratka slova quantity, ...
Danish:kvant, kvantitet, ...
Dutch:kwant, hoeveelheid, ...
Greek:ποσοτικός αναλυτής, ποσότητα, ...
Hungarian:kvantitatív elemző, mennyiség, ...
Khmer:អ្នកវិភាគបរិមាណក្នុងវិស័យហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ, បរិមាណ, ...
Korean:계량 분석가, 수량, ...
Persian:تحلیلگر کمی, مقدار, ...
Polish:quant, ilość, ...
Portuguese (BR):quant, quantidade, ...
Romanian:analist cantitativ, cantitate, ...
Swedish:kvantitativ analytiker, kvantitet, ...
Thai:นักวิเคราะห์เชิงปริมาณ, ปริมาณ, ...
Turkish:quant, miktar, ...
Vietnamese:quant, số lượng, ...

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