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quantdom

quantdom proper noun: the domain of quants (quantitative analysts) and their work.

Proper noun

quantdom

  1. The domain of quants (quantitative analysts) and their work.
    • Within quantdom, the question of whether alpha exists as a finite market commodity is a topic of debate.2007 January 22, Anthony Bianco, “Outsmarting The Market”, in Bloomberg, New York, N.Y.: Bloomberg L.P., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2023
    • By day, Mr. [Sercan] Ozbay works in electronic trading, the branch of quantdom indicted in Michael Lewis's new book, "Flash Boys," for shaving microseconds off the speed of trades in order to game the market.2014 May 11, John Leland, “Barcelona in Brooklyn”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2022
    Synonyms:
    quantland

Noun

quantdom (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a quant (a quantitative analyst).
    • My eventual quantdom was not the culmination of a single-minded, eye-on-the-prize march to fulfill my destiny. It was the result of a series of accidents.2007, David Leinweber, “A Series of Accidents”, in Richard R. Lindsey, Barry Schachter, editors, How I Became a Quant: Insights From 25 of Wall Street's Elite, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc....
    • As quantdom grew more glamorous in the '90s — and as nerdhood in general became more firmly entrenched in the business world during the dot-com boom — any lingering ridicule behind quant faded away.2010 May 16, Ben Zimmer, “Quants”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2022

Synonyms of quantdom

Origin of quantdom

From quant + -dom.

Questions about quantdom

What does quantdom mean?
Quantdom means the domain of quants (quantitative analysts) and their work.
What part of speech is quantdom?
Quantdom can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near quantdom in the dictionary

  1. quantaloids
  2. Quantas
  3. quantasome
  4. quantasomes
  5. quantative
  6. quantdom
  7. quanted
  8. quanter
  9. quanters
  10. quantic
  11. quantical

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