English Explanatory Dictionary

constant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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.
name
  1. A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Constance.
  2. A surname.
  3. A populated place in Saint George parish, Barbados.

Pronunciation

kŏn'stənt /ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/ en-us-constant.ogg

Word forms

constant more constant most constant constants

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.

Synonyms

unaltering unvarying nonchanging amaranthine solid ceaseless constant continual continuate continuous dreich endless eternal everlasting extended incessant incessive infinite never-ending nonstop ongoing perpetual persistent relentless steady still termless unbroken unceasing unending unintermitted uninterrupted unremitting lasting permanent successive uniform

Antonyms

variable

Related words

constantly constancy literal Benjamin Constant

Derived words

constantive constant morphism constantness constant speed drive constant speedism constant-speed propeller constant time constant-velocity constant velocity constant-wear garment multiconstant nonconstant thermoconstant unconstant uniconstant constant of integration absolute constant acid dissociation constant Apéry's constant Archimedes' constant Avogadro constant Avogadro's constant Boltzmann constant Boltzmann's constant Brun's constant Catalan's constant Chaitin's constant Champernowne constant constant function constant problem Conway's constant Copeland-Erdős constant cosmological constant Coulomb's constant de Bruijn-Newman constant decay constant dielectric constant Dirac constant Dirac's constant Einstein constant Einstein's constant equilibrium constant Euler-Mascheroni constant Feigenbaum constant fine-structure constant fine structure constant Fransén-Robinson constant fundamental constant gas constant Gelfond's constant gravitational constant Henry's law constant Hubble constant Hubble's constant Landau-Ramanujan constant lattice constant Legendre's constant Lizardman's Constant logical constant Ludolph's constant
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