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unknown

[ uhn-nohn ]

adjective

  1. not known; not within the range of one's knowledge, experience, or understanding; strange; unfamiliar.
  2. not discovered, explored, identified, or ascertained:

    the unknown parts of Antarctica.

  3. not widely known; not famous; obscure:

    an unknown writer.



noun

  1. a thing, influence, area, factor, or person that is unknown:

    the many unknowns in modern medicine; The director cast an unknown in the leading role.

  2. Mathematics. a symbol representing an unknown quantity: in algebra, analysis, etc., frequently represented by a letter from the last part of the alphabet, as x, y, or z.

unknown

/ ʌˈəʊ /

adjective

  1. not known, understood, or recognized
  2. not established, identified, or discovered

    an unknown island

  3. not famous; undistinguished

    some unknown artist

  4. unknown quantity
    a person or thing whose action, effect, etc, is unknown or unpredictable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an unknown person, quantity, or thing
  2. maths a variable, or the quantity it represents, the value of which is to be discovered by solving an equation; a variable in a conditional equation

    3y = 4x + 5 is an equation in two unknowns

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈԴǷɲԲԱ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unknown1

First recorded in 1250–1300, unknown is from the Middle English word unknow(e)n. See un- 1, known
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The extent to which musical performances will feature is unknown.

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The identity of the next “Bond” star remains unknown — at least publicly — as the “Bond” franchise enters its Amazon era.

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There is a huge element of the unknown here, and plenty of other factors are in play when businesses make decisions on investment and employment.

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Has a habit of coming second - finishing runner-up in 11 of his 26 races - and this distance is a real unknown.

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Brown fled the scene southbound on South Central Avenue and his whereabouts remain unknown, sheriff’s officials said.

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