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known quantity
noun
1.
Mathematics
.
a quantity whose value is given: in
algebra
, frequently represented by a letter from the first part of the alphabet, as
a, b,
or
c.
2.
any factor, circumstance, etc., that is already accepted or familiar:
Her honesty is a known quantity.
Origin:
1975–80
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the process of determining the answer to a problem, or the answer itself
a minus sign; a quantity less than zero
a rational number or the limit of a sequence of rational numbers, as opposed to a complex number
a number that is a multiple of all the numbers of a given set
a formula for determining additional values or derivatives of a function from the relationship of its given values
an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities
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