unknown quantity

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Meanwhile, aviation expert John Strickland said this summer was "still of a bit of an unknown quantity", but added airlines, airports and baggage handling companies had been "making the effort" to build worker numbers.

From BBC

Taylor is still a relatively unknown quantity among recruits.

From Seattle Times

This has made him an unknown quantity to vast swaths of comedy fans, but also a figure of some mystique inspiring committed admirers who will go to great lengths to see him.

From New York Times

Trevor Noah, who went from being an unknown quantity to American TV viewers to a smart, satirical voice on Comedy Central, signed off from “The Daily Show” for the final time Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

But beyond this issue - which Mr Fairlie says is an "unknown quantity" - he believes there is something more fundamentally wrong with using EPCs to try to cut carbon emissions.

From BBC