constant
IPA: kˈɑnstʌnt
noun
- That which is permanent or invariable.
- (algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion.
- (sciences) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
- (computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.
- (rare) A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Constance
- A surname.
- A locality in Saint George parish, Barbados.
adjective
- Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
- Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
- Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
- Firm; solid; not fluid.
- (obsolete) Consistent; logical.
- (computing, complexity theory) Bounded above by a constant.
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Examples of "constant" in Sentences
- Constant shallowness leads to evil.
- Forget the mole and the gas constant.
- The Centrative Reality is the constant.
- The constant removal is the disruption.
- The energy of the universe is constant.
- They are in a constant state of privation.
- Constant Energy is a creditor in the bankruptcy.
- This constant is the eccentricity of the hyperbola.
- The affinity is the reciprocal dissociation constant.
- The other constant is the Anthony Road TBA, you know!
- I am Azshara! she silently insisted, her expression constant.
- I. i.44 (314,9) We have this hour a constant will] _constant will_ seems
- The aeration rate is easily adjusted continuously and remains constant once set.
- I therefore call it the constant part of capital, or, more briefly, _constant capital_.
- He also hit out at what he described as the constant resort to lies to advance immoral purposes, as well as the use of the mass media to camouflage corrupt practices.
- Yemen's state news agency says the president visited the three wounded officials at the Saudi hospital on Sunday, and expressed happiness about what it calls the "constant progress in their health."
- The company currently defines the term "constant currency" to mean that financial data for a previously reported period are translated into U.S. dollars using the same foreign currency exchange rates that were used to translate financial data for the current period.
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