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constant
1[ kon-stuhnt ]
adjective
All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
Synonyms: permanent, immutable
Antonyms: changeable
- continuing without pause or letup; unceasing:
constant noise.
Synonyms: unremitting, perpetual
Antonyms: fitful
- regularly recurrent; continual; persistent:
He found it impossible to work with constant interruption.
Synonyms: ceaseless, incessant
Antonyms: sporadic
- faithful; unswerving in love, devotion, etc.:
a constant lover.
Synonyms: true, staunch, loyal
Antonyms: unreliable
- steadfast; firm in mind or purpose; resolute.
Synonyms: steady
- 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/ kɔ̃stɑ̃ /
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/ ˈkɒnstənt /
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
/ kŏn′stənt /
- 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
- ˈconstantly, adverb
Other Words From
- con·stant·ly adverb
- non·con·stant noun adjective
- o·ver·con·stant adjective
- o·ver·con·stant·ness noun
- qua·si-con·stant adjective
- un·con·stant adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of constant1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The only constant in college sports is change.
I was cut off from my friends and anxious about constant grilling from adults and children asking why I was in the higher grade.
“I was a little obnoxious for the first few years,” Hoff said of her constant questioning and search for a critical flaw.
Over the next six days, three men and a woman, posing as police officers and a judge, kept her under constant surveillance on Skype, with her phone camera running nonstop.
They can all reflect on their contributions with satisfaction, especially Liverpool midfielder Jones, who has looked a class act in his two starts, while Chelsea forward Madueke has looked a constant threat.
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