constant

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒnstənt/, SAMPA: /"kQnst@nt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkɑnstənt/, SAMPA: /"kAnst@nt/

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Etymology

From Latin constantem, constare (“to stand firm”).

Adjective

constant (comparative more constant, superlative most constant)

1. Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
2. Consistently recurring over time; persistent
3. Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.

Translations

unchanged through time

Bulgarian: постоянен (bg), неизменен (bg) Catalan: constant (ca) Dutch: constant (nl) Estonian: püsiv (et) Finnish: pysyvä (fi), muuttumaton (fi), vakaa (fi), vakio- French: constant (fr) German: beständig (de), konstant (de) Greek: συνεχής (el), μόνιμος (el) Hungarian: állandó (hu), változatlan (hu)

Italian: costante (it) Portuguese: constante (pt) Romanian: constant (ro) m. and n., constantă (ro) f., neschimbat (ro) m. and n. Russian: постоянный (ru) (postojánnyj) Scottish Gaelic: seasmhach (gd) Spanish: constante (es) Swedish: konstant (sv) Vietnamese: không thay đổi (vi)

consistently recurring over time

Bulgarian: постоянен (bg), непрекъснат (bg) Catalan: constant (ca) Finnish: jatkuva (fi), tasainen (fi), vakio- French: constant (fr) German: regelmäßig (de), ständig (de), stetig (de) Greek: συνεχής (el)

Hungarian: folytonos (hu) Italian: costante (it) Romanian: constant (ro) m. and n., constantă (ro) f. Scottish Gaelic: cunbhalach (gd) Spanish: constante (es) Swedish: konstant (sv)

steady

Finnish: vakaa (fi), muuttumaton (fi) French: constant (fr) German: konstant (de), fest (de) Greek: σταθερός (el), συνεχής (el) Hungarian: állhatatos (hu), kitartó (hu)

Italian: costante (it) Romanian: constant (ro) m. and n., stabil (ro) m. Scottish Gaelic: cunbhalach (gd), seasmhach (gd) Spanish: constante (es) Swedish: konstant (sv)

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Esperanto: konstanta Hebrew: קבוע (qavua) m., קבועה (qvu'a) f. (1,2); תמידי (tmidy) m., תמידית (tmidyt) f. (2) Ukrainian: сталий m. (stalyj) Spanish: firme

Noun

constant (plural constants)

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.

Translations

that which is permanent or invariable

Bulgarian: постоянна величина (bg) f. Catalan: constant (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 常數 (zh), 常数 (zh) (chángshù) Finnish: vakio (fi) German: Konstante (de) f., Fixwert (de) m. (banking) Greek: σταθερά (el)

Hungarian: állandó (hu), konstans (hu) Italian: costante (it) f. Japanese: 定数 (ja) (ていすう, teisū) Korean: 변하지 않는 것 (ko) Russian: постоянная (ru) (postojánnaja) f., константа (ru) (konstánta) f. Spanish: constante (es) f. Swedish: konstant (sv) c.

algebra: quantity that remains fixed

Bulgarian: константа (bg) f. Catalan: constant (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 常量 (cmn) (chángliàng), 常數 (zh), 常数 (zh) (chángshù) Finnish: vakio (fi) German: Konstante (de) f. Greek: σταθερά (el) f. Hungarian: állandó (hu), konstans (hu)

Italian: costante (it) f. Japanese: 定数 (ja) (ていすう, teisū) Korean: 상수 (ko) (常數) Portuguese: constante (pt) f. Russian: постоянная (ru) (postojánnaja) f., константа (ru) (konstánta) f. Spanish: constante (es) f. Swedish: konstant (sv) c.

science: property that does not change

Finnish: vakio (fi) German: Konstante (de) f. Greek: σταθερά (el) f. Hungarian: állandó (hu), konstans (hu)

Italian: costante (it) f. Russian: постоянная (ru) f. Swedish: konstant (sv) c. Turkish: sabit (tr)

identifier that is bound to an invariant value

Croatian: konstanta (hr) f. Czech: konstanta (cs) f. Finnish: vakio (fi) German: Konstante (de) f.

Hungarian: állandó (hu), konstans (hu) Italian: costante (it) f. Swedish: konstant (sv) c.

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French: constante f. Ukrainian: сталина f. (stalyna)

Related terms

• constantly adv
• constancy n

See also

• (computing) literal

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

constant m. and f. (plural constants)

1. constant

Derived terms

• constantment

Noun

constant f. (plural constants)

1. constant

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kɔ̃s.tɑ̃/, SAMPA: /kO~s.tA~/
• Homophone: constants

Adjective

constant m. (f. constante, m. plural constants, f. plural constantes)

1. constant

Related terms

• constamment

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Latin

Verb

cōnstant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of cōnstō