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constant

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒnstənt/

The English word “constant” has 10 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
  2. Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
  3. Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
  4. Firm; solid; not fluid.
  5. Consistent; logical.
  6. Bounded above by a constant.

noun

  1. That which is permanent or invariable.
  2. A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion or operation.
  3. Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
  4. An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.

Etymology

From Middle English constant, from Old French constant, from Latin constantem, accusative of constans, from cōnstāre (“to stand firm”). Displaced native Old English singal.

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