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constant
1[ kon-stuhnt ]
adjective
All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
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- continuing without pause or letup; unceasing:
constant noise.
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- regularly recurrent; continual; persistent:
He found it impossible to work with constant interruption.
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- faithful; unswerving in love, devotion, etc.:
a constant lover.
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- steadfast; firm in mind or purpose; resolute.
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- Obsolete. certain; confident.
noun
- something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- Physics. a number expressing a property, quantity, or relation that remains unchanged under specified conditions.
- Mathematics. a quantity assumed to be unchanged throughout a given discussion.
Constant
2[ kawn-stahn ]
noun
- Paul Hen·ri Ben·ja·min Bal·luat [pawl ah, n, -, ree, ba, n, -zh, a, -, man, b, a, -, lwa]. Paul d'Estournelles de Constant.
- Jean Jo·seph Ben·ja·min [zhah, n, zhaw-, zef, ba, n, -zh, a, -, man], 1845–1902, French painter.
Constant
1/ ɔ̃ɑ̃ /
noun
- ConstantBenjamin17671830MFrenchWRITING: writerPOLITICS: politician Benjamin (bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃). real name Henri Benjamin Constant de Rebecque. 1767–1830, French writer and politician: author of the psychological novel Adolphe (1816)
constant
2/ ˈɒԲəԳ /
adjective
- fixed and invariable; unchanging
- continual or continuous; incessant
constant interruptions
- resolute in mind, purpose, or affection; loyal
noun
- something that is permanent or unchanging
- a specific quantity that is always invariable
the velocity of light is a constant
- maths a symbol representing an unspecified number that remains invariable throughout a particular series of operations
- physics a theoretical or experimental quantity or property that is considered invariable throughout a particular series of calculations or experiments
- See logical constant
constant
/ ŏ′əԳ /
- A quantity that is unknown but assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context.
- A theoretical or experimental quantity, condition, or factor that does not vary in specified circumstances. Avogadro's number and Planck's constant are examples of constants.
constant
- A number that appears in equations and formulas and does not vary or change. Examples are Planck's constant and the speed of light .
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲٲԳٱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·ٲԳ· adverb
- ԴDz·Dz·ٲԳ noun adjective
- ··Dz·ٲԳ adjective
- ··Dz·ٲԳ·ness noun
- ܲ·-Dz·ٲԳ adjective
- ܲ·Dz·ٲԳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of constant1
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Example Sentences
It makes for a game of constant discovery, one in which we have the illusion of feeling like world builders.
Harris was a father figure and a constant fixture in the Compton community.
The constant news coverage reinforced the fragility of financial security and the banking system.
"I'd been begging to speak to them, constant emails," she said.
April was born with spina bifida and was later diagnosed with tumours at the base of her spine which she says have left her in constant, debilitating pain.
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