quant

¹

[ kwahnt ]

noun

1. Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.

Quant

²

[ kwahnt ]

noun

1. Dame Mary Barbara Mary Quant, 1930–2023, English fashion designer and entrepreneur: often credited as the principal designer of the miniskirt in the 1960s.

Quant

¹

/ kwɒnt /

noun

1. QuantMary1934FBritishFASHION, BEAUTY, ETC: fashion designer Mary. born 1934, British fashion designer, whose Chelsea Look of miniskirts and geometrically patterned fabrics dominated London fashion in the 1960s

quant

²

/ kwɒnt /

noun

1. a long pole for propelling a boat, esp a punt, by pushing on the bottom of a river or lake

verb

1. to propel (a boat) with a quant

quant

³

/ kwɒnt /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of quant¹

An Americanism dating back to 1985–90; by clipping

Word History and Origins

Origin of quant¹

C15: probably from Latin contus a pole, from Greek kontos

Origin of quant²

C20: from quantitative

Example Sentences

So we wanted to make more of a leap into the qualitative and anthropological side of it while still having a quant capability.

From Digiday

These new tools to evaluate players granted a small army of Ivy League quant types—all men—-access to top GM jobs.

From Time

Strategists have cited demand from speculative retail traders, trend-following quant funds, the rich and even institutional investors as among the reasons for the surge.

From Fortune

We have engineers that are focusing on everything from quant modeling to how we build our algos and trading systems to how we access markets electronically and book and settle trades.

From Fortune

I asked Victor Matheson if sports gambling will be dominated by the team of quants that builds the best algorithm.

From Freakonomics

In late 2007 the bank decided that what it needed was a numbers guy—a quant.

From The Daily Beast

So late as January, 1561, he wrote: "Quant la religion, que sa Majest se peult asseur que je viveray et moreray en icelle."

From Project Gutenberg

Quant au fond de la question, however, I am still in doubt and wait for the light of further reflexion to settle my opinion.

From Project Gutenberg

Quant à moi, je trouve les choses que ces messieurs se disent fort bien dites et tout à fait dignes de deux gentilhommes.

From Project Gutenberg

Quant votre sommation, les Franois n'entendent pas ce style.

From Project Gutenberg

At last Hugo raised his voice solemnly, and uttered the words: 'Quant à moi, je crois en Dieu!'

From Project Gutenberg

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