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noun
Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.
Origin:
1985–90, Americanism; by clipping
1985–90, Americanism; by clipping
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noun
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is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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World English Dictionary
quant1 (kwɒnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a long pole for propelling a boat, esp a punt, by pushing on the bottom of a river or lake |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to propel (a boat) with a quant |
| [C15: probably from Latin contus a pole, from Greek kontos] | |
| quant2 (kwɒnt) | |
| —n | |
| informal a highly paid computer specialist with a degree in a quantitative science, employed by a financial house to predict the future price movements of securities, commodities, currencies, etc | |
| [C20: from | |
| Quant (kwɒnt) | |
| —n | |
| Mary. born 1934, British fashion designer, whose Chelsea Look of miniskirts and geometrically patterned fabrics dominated London fashion in the 1960s | |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Many of the students that enter business programs cannot even do basic mathematics which is used in the quant courses.
Other regulators would prefer to leave the former quant to implement his belated turnaround plan.
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