Definitions

1. noun

a person who buys and sells securities, especially on the stock exchange

“The quant spent all day analyzing market trends.”

2. noun

a unit of quantity, especially a unit of measurement or a standard of quality

“The new smartphone has a high quant of storage.”

3. noun

a person who specializes in mathematical models and computational methods for trading and investing

“The hedge fund hired several quants to manage their portfolio.”

4. verb

to determine the quantity or amount of something

“The salesperson had to quant the inventory for the store.”

5. verb

to treat or estimate something as a quantity

“The researcher had to quant the data for the study.”