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known quantity definition

known quantity

an algebraic quantity whose value is given: usually represented by an early letter of the alphabet, as a, b, or c

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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