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語源 1

Shortening.

名詞

quant (複数形 quants)

1. (finance) A quantitative analyst.
   • 2014 January 30, Simon Roberts Was Here (The Crazy Ones), episode 15:

     Judy Mills: Oh, and I was very excited to hear about your agency's new emphasis on hard numbers and data.
     Simon: Excuse me?
     Judy Mills: Yeah, I heard you hired a quant.

2. Short for quantity.
3. Short for quantifier.

形容詞

quant (not comparable)

1. Short for quantifiable.
2. Short for quantitative.

派生語

• quant fund

語源 2

Uncertain. A borrowing from Latin contus (“long pole”) has been suggested, but the -a- is problematic.

名詞

quant (複数形 quants)

1. A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.
2. A vertical shaft used to drive a millstone.

派生語

• quant pole

動詞

quant (三人称単数 現在形 quants, 現在分詞 quanting, 過去形および過去分詞形 quanted)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To propel using a quant.

派生語

• quanter

参考

• quant suff

アナグラム

• nuqta