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f.1 unknown, very difficult philosophical problem, dark horse.2 unknown quantity.* * *1 MATEMÁTICAS unknown quantity2 figurado (misterio) mystery* * *SF1) (Mat) unknown quantity2) [por averiguar] (=misterio) mystery; (=razón oculta) hidden motive* * *a) (Mat) unknown, unknown factor o quantityb) ( misterio) mysterydespejar la incógnita — (Mat) to find (the value of) the unknown factor o quantity
* * *a) (Mat) unknown, unknown factor o quantityb) ( misterio) mysterydespejar la incógnita — (Mat) to find (the value of) the unknown factor o quantity
* * *1 ( Mat) unknown, unknown factor o quantity2 (misterio) mysterysus motivos siguen siendo una incógnita his motives remain a mysteryel pequeño es todavía una incógnita the youngest (child) is still an unknown quantitydespejar la incógnita ( Mat) to find (the value of) the unknown factor o quantityqueda por despejar la incógnita de si … what we still do not know is whether …, what remains to be seen is whether …* * *
incógnita sustantivo femeninoa) (Mat) unknown (factor o quantity)
incógnita sustantivo femenino
1 Mat unknown quantity, unknown
2 (misterio) mystery
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English:
unknown quantity
* * *incógnita nf1. Mat unknown (quantity)2. [misterio] mystery;el contenido del libro sigue siendo una incógnita the book's contents remain a mystery;esta tarde se despejará la incógnita the mystery will be cleared up this evening;todavía queda la incógnita de saber cuántos vendrán we still don't know how many people will come* * *f unknown factor; MAT unknown (quantity)* * *incógnita nf1) : unknown quantity (in mathematics)2) : mystery -
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adj.X.un número equis de personas x number of peoplef. s.&pl.ex, x, name of the letter x.* * *2 MATEMÁTICAS x, unknown quantity* * *SF INV1) (=letra) (name of the letter) Xtenía que hacer equis cosas — * I had to do any amount of things
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equis sustantivo femenino: name of the letter◊ x
* * *♦ adjX;un número equis de personas x number of people♦ nf invCAm, Col, Ecuad Famestar en la equis [estar flaco] to be as thin as a rake* * *f1 letter ‘x’2:el señor equis Mr. So-and-so;estar a equis dólares cost so many dollars -
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f.unknown quantity.
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