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quant

 (kwŏnt)
n. Slang
An expert in the use of mathematics and related subjects, particularly in investment management and stock trading.

[Short for quantitative.]
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quant

(kwɒnt)
n
a long pole for propelling a boat, esp a punt, by pushing on the bottom of a river or lake
vb
to propel (a boat) with a quant
[C15: probably from Latin contus a pole, from Greek kontos]

quant

(kwɒnt)
n
1. (Computer Science) 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
2. (Professions) 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 quantitative]

Quant

(kwɒnt)
n
(Biography) 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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quant

(kwɑnt)
n.
Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.
[1985–90, Amer.]
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quant


Past participle: quanted
Gerund: quanting

Imperative
quant
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Present
I quant
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he/she/it quants
we quant
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Preterite
I quanted
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he/she/it quanted
we quanted
you quanted
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Present Continuous
I am quanting
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he/she/it is quanting
we are quanting
you are quanting
they are quanting
Present Perfect
I have quanted
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we have quanted
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Past Continuous
I was quanting
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he/she/it was quanting
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Past Perfect
I had quanted
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Future
I will quant
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Future Perfect
I will have quanted
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Future Continuous
I will be quanting
you will be quanting
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quanting
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you have been quanting
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quanting
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he/she/it will have been quanting
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quanting
you had been quanting
he/she/it had been quanting
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Conditional
I would quant
you would quant
he/she/it would quant
we would quant
you would quant
they would quant
Past Conditional
I would have quanted
you would have quanted
he/she/it would have quanted
we would have quanted
you would have quanted
they would have quanted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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