constant
cons·tant
adjective
1.
persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature
- “maintained a constant temperature”
- “a constant beat”
- “principles of unvarying validity”
- “a steady breeze”
2.
continually recurring or continuing without interruption
- “constant repetition of the exercise”
- “constant chatter of monkeys”
3.
4.
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
- “the ceaseless thunder of surf”
- “in constant pain”
- “night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city”
- “the never-ending search for happiness”
- “the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy”
- “man”
- “;”
noun
1.
Origin
From Middle English constant, from Old French constant, from Latin constantem, accusative of constans, from cōnstāre (“to stand firm”). Displaced native Old English singal.
Phrases
- absolute constant
- acid dissociation constant
- Apéry's constant
- Archimedes' constant
- Avogadro constant
- Avogadro's constant
- Benjamin Constant
- Boltzmann constant
- constant morphism
- constant of integration
- constant speed drive
- constant speedism
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