Constant meaning of word

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English constant, from Old French constant, from Latin constantem, accusative of constans, from constare (“to stand firm”). Displaced native Old English singal.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒnstənt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnstənt/

Adjective[edit]

constant (comparative more constant, superlative most constant)

1. Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
2. Consistently recurring over time; persistent.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:continuous

   • 2013 November 16, Schumpeter, “The mindfulness business”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8862:

     The constant pinging of electronic devices is driving many people to the end of their tether. Electronic devices not only overload the senses and invade leisure time. They feed on themselves: the more people tweet the more they are rewarded with followers and retweets.

3. Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.

   • c. 1580 (date written)​, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “[The Second Booke] Chapter 3”, in Fulke Greville, Matthew Gwinne, and John Florio, editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC; republished in Albert Feuillerat, editor, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia (Cambridge English Classics: The Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney; I), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, 1912, →OCLC, page 162:

     Both loving one fair maid, they yet remained constant friends.

   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:

     I am constant to my purposes.

   • His gifts, his constant courtship, nothing gained.

4. Firm; solid; not fluid.

   • 1659 December 30 (date written)​, Robert Boyle, New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall, Touching the Spring of the Air, and Its Effects, (Made, for the Most Part, in a New Pneumatical Engine) […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] H[enry] Hall, printer to the University, for Tho[mas] Robinson, published 1660, →OCLC:

     If […] you mix them, you may turn these two fluid liquors into a constant body.

5. (obsolete) Consistent; logical.

   • c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:

     I am no more mad than you are: make the trial of it with any constant question.

6. (computing, complexity theory) Bounded above by a constant.

   constant time   constant space

Synonyms[edit]

• (unchanged through time or space): nonchanging, unaltering, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:changeless

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

constant (plural constants)

polynomial degrees

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1. That which is permanent or invariable.
2. (algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion.
3. (sciences) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
4. (computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

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• constantly (adv)
• constancy (n)

See also[edit]

• (computing) literal

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin cōnstāns.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /konsˈtant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kunsˈtan/
• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective[edit]

constant (masculine and feminine plural constants)

1. constant

   Antonym: inconstant

Derived terms[edit]

• constantment
• inconstant

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• constància

Noun[edit]

constant f (plural constants)

1. constant

Further reading[edit]

• “constant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “constant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “constant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “constant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle French constant, from Latin cōnstāns.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /kɔnˈstɑnt/, /ˈkɔn.stɑnt/
• Hyphenation: con‧stant
• Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective[edit]

constant (comparative constanter, superlative constantst)

1. constant, invariable
2. constant, continuous, unceasing

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of constant
uninflected	constant
inflected	constante
comparative	constanter
	positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial	constant	constanter	het constantst het constantste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	constante	constantere	constantste
n. sing.	constant	constanter	constantste
plural	constante	constantere	constantste
definite	constante	constantere	constantste
partitive	constants	constanters	—

Derived terms[edit]

• constante
• constantheid

Descendants[edit]

• → Indonesian: konstan

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin constans.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃s.tɑ̃/
• Homophone: constants

Adjective[edit]

constant (feminine constante, masculine plural constants, feminine plural constantes)

1. constant

Derived terms[edit]

• constamment

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• constance

Further reading[edit]

• “constant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

cōnstant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of cōnstō

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French constant, from Latin constans.

Adjective[edit]

constant m or n (feminine singular constantă, masculine plural constanți, feminine and neuter plural constante)

1. constant

Declension[edit]

I therefore call it the constant part of capital, or, more briefly, _constant capital_. ❋ Various (1910)

I. i.44 (314,9) We have this hour a constant will] _constant will_ seems ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

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.

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.» ❋ Unknown (2011)

The other constant is the Anthony Road TBA, you know! ❋ Unknown (2009)

I am Azshara! she silently insisted, her expression constant. ❋ RICHARD A. KNAAK (2005)

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. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Mbeki 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. ❋ Unknown (2002)

He cited it as an example of what he termed constant ideological pushback since he’s taken office. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In his professional life, Borlaug, who died in 2009 at the age of 95, struggled against prodigious obstacles, including what he called the «constant pessimism and scare-mongering» of critics and skeptics who predicted that in spite of his efforts, mass starvation was inevitable and hundreds of millions would perish in Africa and Asia. ❋ Henry I. Miller (2012)

Massachusetts Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, who represents the port of Gloucester, criticized what she characterized as the constant, massive swings in scientific assessments on the size of fish populations. ❋ Unknown (2012)

«What’s the matter with the mast, Mr. Bury?» put in Magrath, who kept up what he called constant scientific skirmishes with the _elder_ sea-officers; the _junior_ being too inexperienced in his view to be worthy of a contest. ❋ James Fenimore Cooper (1820)

He attributed what he described as constant phone calls and harassment by West to the affair which he thought was long over. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You see, Mrs Webb’s suggestion, because she is dealing with this in the context of her reaction to all the letters about the judiciary, is that she was becoming very stressed and unwell as a result of what she describes as the constant criticism of the judiciary made by you to her and she says that she really wished just to stop hearing about these matters in your discussions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Moreover, he was afraid of his wife, afraid of a policeman, afraid of physical violence, and lived in constant dread of burglars. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It only made the Police look silly and as if they were in constant retreat. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

a constant is a [letter] in a [math] [problem] ❋ Game Mode 0 (2016)

«[You are the one] constant thing in my life. I can always count on you to be there and not change. I can look to you and know how our lives are going, because you are [a solid] [marker] by which to judge things.» ❋ .Keyls (2010)

He is such a [constanter] [whenever] it comes to [breathing]. ❋ Trolly Rolly (2018)

1) Sarah’s uncle was in [constant pain] after his car accident
2) They group had a regular meeting once a week to discuss the issues they were facing at the work place.
3) [4x] + 5y; 4 and 5 are [constants] in this case
4) To have a person who is a constant (a person who is going to be there for us regardless of what is going on around us both) is the most wonderful feeling and source of hope. A constant is someone who promises to be there for you through everything. I was once told by a holy sage that I have been a constant in someone’s soul journey for the past 15 of our lives. That we have been each others soul mate for 15 lifetimes and that is why in this life we are each others’ constant. A constant in our life is a person who stands by us and a source of hope, strength and [knowingness] that we can always rely on that person what may be the circumstance because they are there as our anchor… someone who is [omnipresent] specially to you and forever an individual you can [fall back on]. In reference to the above e.g. they are the 4 or 5 when the x [and y] are subject to change. For example, in a relationship your partner is your constant. someone you know who is ALWAYS going to be there. Mike and Veronica are each others’ constants and Veronica will always be there with Mike. ❋ Constant_bk_sm (2010)

Person 1; Shit, there goes king [constant], he just walked by us.
Person 2; [I am not] [worthy]. ❋ Jodie Carr (2015)

YOU CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING IF YOU’RE [CONSTANT] .
You can have [Constant] quality [beatz], but you need to be Constant.
If you want to have Constant productions, you need to work with Constant ASAP>! .
Yoo Constant, I NEED SOME [BEATZ]. ❋ Mr. Bright (2020)

[That bitch] is [such a] constants ❋ Dankest Definor (2018)

The above definition, for instance, has 180 characters. After applying the Wadsworth Constant, we [skip over] [52] characters (29%). The definition now reads,
«the true meaning of a video, conversation, or comment approaches importance after approximately 30% of it has been [skipped] over.» ❋ ShigalHammoud (2011)

What is the correct [learning] rate for [adam] in this case?
Just use the [Karpathy constant] dude ❋ Randomrandomrandomdude (2017)

Youtube [Poll]:
69% yes
[31]% [yesn’t]
Jens’s Constant, nice ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ❋ Sevenfour (2021)

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Constant or The Constant may refer to:

Mathematics[edit]

• Constant (mathematics), a non-varying value
• Mathematical constant, a special number that arises naturally in mathematics, such as π or e

Other concepts[edit]

• Control variable or scientific constant, in experimentation the unchanging or constant variable
• Physical constant, a physical quantity generally believed to be universal and unchanging
• Constant (computer programming), a value that, unlike a variable, cannot be reassociated with a different value
• Logical constant, a symbol in symbolic logic that has the same meaning in all models, such as the symbol «=» for «equals»

People[edit]

• Constant (given name)
• Constant (surname)
• John, Elector of Saxony (1468–1532), known as John the Constant
• Constant Nieuwenhuys (1920-2005), better known as Constant

Places[edit]

• Constant, Barbados, a populated place

Arts and entertainment[edit]

• «The Constant», a 2008 episode of the television show Lost
• The Constant (Story of the Year album)
• The Constant (I Blame Coco album)
• Constants (band), an American rock band