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Meaning of constant in English

constant
adjective
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/ˈkɒn.stənt/ us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/

constant adjective (FREQUENT)

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happening a lot or all the time:
He's in constant trouble with the police.
machines that are in constant use
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Continually & repeatedly
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constant adjective (STAYING SAME)

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staying the same, or not getting less or more:
constant speed We ran at a fairly constant speed.
constant temperature The fridge keeps food at a constant temperature.
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staying the same
  • constantCheck to make sure your oven maintains a constant temperature.
  • the sameYou look exactly the same as you did ten years ago!
  • same old same oldThe Italian restaurant is under new management, but it's just the same old same old.
  • unchangingHis novel is about the unchanging nature of humanity.
  • unchangeableThe company's position on the matter is absolute and unchangeable.
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Not able to be changed
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constant adjective (LOYAL)

A constant companion or friend is one who is loyal to you.
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Loyal, faithful & dependable
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constant
noun [ C ]
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/ˈkɒn.stənt/ us
/ˈkɑːn.stənt/
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a particular number or amount that never changes:
The mathematical constant pi represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
We assume that the demand rate is known and is a constant.
something that is always present or always the same:
Change in life is a constant.
To this community, the bridge was a constant, the route for every trip and a landmark of home.
In world diplomacy, no policies are constants.
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Numbers generally
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(Definition of constant from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

constant | American Dictionary

constant
adjective
us
/ˈkɑn·stənt/

constant adjective (CONTINUOUS)

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nearly continuous or very frequent:
We had a constant stream of visitors.
Constant also means not changing, or staying the same:
Even in this age of high technology, the popularity of hunting and fishing remains constant.

constantly

adverb [ not gradable ] us
/ˈkɑn·stənt·li/
They worry constantly about their weight.
constant
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈkɑn·stənt/

constant noun [C] (QUANTITY)

mathematics
a number or value that does not change
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Examples of constant

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However, this is only true for datatypes that do not contain constants.
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The type 1 consists of just one member and serves as the source type for constants.
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The algorithm only deals with region variables; region constants only appear in the static semantics.
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The main results of this paper may be extended to expressions with constants without difficulty.
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Indeed, the arbitrage model has the advantage of nonrealism, since only relative values matter for the stability of the network of prices or constants.
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We treat g and rb as constants for present purposes.
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Rate constants for the transitions are determined by reaction rate theory.
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The rate constants did not vary much among the different treatments, except for osmoprimed seeds during the initial 6-h period of hydration and dehydration.
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Fragments of propositional logic are obtained by restricting the use of atoms, constants and/or the use of the connectives.
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We consider a first order language with a universe of constants, a set of variables, a set of predicate names and no function symbols.
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An extended set expression is an expression built out of variables, base symbols, function symbols (including constants), and the generalized projection symbols.
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We denote variables, predicate symbols and function symbols with small letters and constants with capital letters.
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We introduce constants for the object-level type constructors.
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We call these constants as well as any other terms whose type ends in "-> pf" proof constructors.
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Consequently, although the final, untransformable specification would contain a key, it would also contain this unremovable connected constants, and perhaps others resulting from "incorrect" choices.
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頻繁的, 經常發生的, 連續發生的…
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频繁的, 经常发生的, 连续发生的…
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絶え間ない, 絶（た）えず続（つづ）く, 不変（ふへん）の…
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không ngừng, bất biến, kiên định…
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