German

Noun

Quant n ‎(genitive Quants, plural Quanten)

1. quantum (indivisible unit of a given quantity)

Declension

English

Noun

quant ‎(plural 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. Quantity.
3. Quantifier.
4. A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.

Adjective

quant ‎(not comparable)

1. Quantifiable.
2. Quantitative.

Derived terms

• quant fund

Anagrams

• nuqta

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Provençal can, from Latin quantus.

Adjective

quant m ‎(feminine quanta, masculine plural quants, feminine plural quantes)

1. (interrogative) how many; how much

Derived terms

• quant a

French

Pronunciation

Adverb

quant

1. Only used in quant à

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Latin quantus.

Adjective

quant m ‎(feminine singular quante, masculine plural quants, feminine plural quantes)

1. how many; how much
   • 15th century, Rustichello da Pisa (original author), Mazarine Master (scribe), The Travels of Marco Polo, page 6, line 8:

     Quant ils orent chevauchier ne sçay quantes iournees

     When they had ridden for I don't know how many days

     (please note, the first word 'quant' corresponds to etymology 2 below)

References

• quant on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Etymology 2

From Old French quant, from Latin quando, see quand.

Adverb

quant

1. Alternative form of quand

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Provençal can, from Latin quantus.

Adjective

quant m (feminine singular quanta, masculine plural quants, feminine plural quantas)

1. (interrogative) how many; how much

Adverb

quant

1. (interrogative) how many; how much

Old French

Alternative forms

• qant

Etymology

From Latin quandō.

Conjunction

quant

1. when

Adverb

quant

1. (interrogative) when

Descendants

• Middle French: quand, quant
  • French: quand