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known quantities

known quantities is the plural of known quantity.

Meaning of known quantity

Noun

known quantity (plural known quantities)

  1. A person or thing whose nature or value is well known.
    • We try to hire people who are a known quantity in the field of human interface design.

Questions about known quantities

What is known quantities the plural of?
Known quantities is the plural of known quantity.

Words near known quantities in the dictionary

  1. known one's own mind
  2. known one's place
  3. known one's shit
  4. known one's stuff
  5. known one's way around
  6. known quantities
  7. known quantity
  8. known shit from Shinola
  9. known someone
  10. known someone from a can of paint
  11. known someone from a hole in the ground

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