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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
quant
Present
I quant
you quant
he/she/it quants
we quant
you quant
they quant
Preterite
I quanted
you quanted
he/she/it quanted
we quanted
you quanted
they quanted
Present Continuous
I am quanting
you are quanting
he/she/it is quanting
we are quanting
you are quanting
they are quanting
Present Perfect
I have quanted
you have quanted
he/she/it has quanted
we have quanted
you have quanted
they have quanted
Past Continuous
I was quanting
you were quanting
he/she/it was quanting
we were quanting
you were quanting
they were quanting
Past Perfect
I had quanted
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he/she/it had quanted
we had quanted
you had quanted
they had quanted
Future
I will quant
you will quant
he/she/it will quant
we will quant
you will quant
they will quant
Future Perfect
I will have quanted
you will have quanted
he/she/it will have quanted
we will have quanted
you will have quanted
they will have quanted
Future Continuous
I will be quanting
you will be quanting
he/she/it will be quanting
we will be quanting
you will be quanting
they will be quanting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quanting
you have been quanting
he/she/it has been quanting
we have been quanting
you have been quanting
they have been quanting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quanting
you will have been quanting
he/she/it will have been quanting
we will have been quanting
you will have been quanting
they will have been quanting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quanting
you had been quanting
he/she/it had been quanting
we had been quanting
you had been quanting
they had been quanting
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
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References in classic literature ?
There is a good deal of drudgery, of course; but one preserves one's moral freedom, what we call in French one's quant a soi.
Quant's designs helped popularise miniskirts, tights and waterproof mascara.
In a separate statement, KRM22 said it has partnered with Quant Foundry, a professional consulting services provider.
Ruth has had a very busy few months, meetings with the V&A museum in London regarding their Mary Quant exhibition and also appearing on The One Show.
Now, for the first time in 50 years, Quant is being celebrated with a retrospective at London's V&A museum.
Now 85, Quant revolutionized the high street, mass-producing clothes that harnessed the spirit of 1960s 'Swinging London.'
- US-based medical technology company Hologic, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: HOLX) Aptima HIV-1 Quant Dx Assay has received two new CE marks in Europe for early infant diagnosis and for testing dried blood spots.
In order to remove emotion from stock investing, computer algorithms have been developed, commonly called "quants." These are complex mathematical models to detect investment opportunities.
Quant a l'esperance de vie, elle a ete de 77,6 ans avec 76,9 ans pour les hommes et 78,2 ans pour les femmes.
Leigh Drogen, the founder of crowdsourced financial analysis platform Estimize, started organizing quant training for discretionary traders when he heard about portfolio managers going to night classes to learn data science.