{n.} Someone or something whose value and importance are not known, especially in a certain situation, time or place; a new and untested person or thing. * /What we would find if we could fly to the moon is an unknown quantity./ * /The new player is still an unknown quantity. We'll find out how good he is in the game./
UNKNOWN QUANTITY
Meaning of UNKNOWN QUANTITY in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012