unknown
A variable whose value is to be foundA variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
» The cause of the fire was unknown.
Die Ursache des Brandes war unbekannt.
Причина пожара была неизвестной.
Причина пожара была неизвестна.
Причина пожежі була невідома.
Meaning
3 sensesA variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
Unbekannte
невідомаnevidoma
a variable whose values are solutions of an equation
Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.
A person of no identity; a nonentity.
Unbekannter
Examples
291 sentencesThe cause of the fire was unknown.
Причина пожежі була невідома. — aandrusiak
ruПричина пожара была неизвестной. — FeuDRenais
deDie Ursache des Brandes war unbekannt. — al_ex_an_der
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Причина пожежі невідома. — deniko
The exact cause is unknown.
Точна причина невідома. — deniko
ruТочная причина неизвестна. — marafon
The meaning is unknown to me.
deDiese Bedeutung ist mir unbekannt. — riotlake
Where Tom did that is unknown.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English *unknowen, *uniknowen, uniknowe, from Old English unġecnāwen (“unknownFrom Middle English *unknowen, *uniknowen, uniknowe, from Old English unġecnāwen (“unknown”), equivalent to un- + known.
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Forms
plural: unknownsSynonyms
5 synonyms- a variable whose values are solutions of an equation:unknown quantity
- an unknown and unexplored region:unknown regionterra incognita
- anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found:strangeralien