known quantity

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known quantity

noun known quantities

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.

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@misc{known_quantity_2026,
  title = {known quantity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/known%20quantity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}