CONSTANT


Meaning of CONSTANT in English

■ adjective

1》 occurring continuously.

2》 remaining the same.

↘faithful and dependable.

■ noun an unchanging situation.

↘ Mathematics a component of a relationship between variables that does not change its value.

↘ Physics a number expressing a relation or property which remains the same in all circumstances, or for the same substance under the same conditions.

Derivatives

constancy noun

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: from OFr., from L. ~- , constare 'stand firm', from con- 'with' + stare 'stand'.

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