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constant.

Unchanged through time or space; permanent.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɒnstənt/UK/ˈkɑnstənt/US
  1. Unchanged through time or space; permanent.

  2. Consistently recurring over time; persistent.

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

  4. Firm; solid; not fluid.

  5. Consistent; logical.

    obsolete
  6. Bounded above by a constant.

    constant time   constant space
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈkɒnstənt/UK/ˈkɑnstənt/US
  1. That which is permanent or invariable.

  2. A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion or operation.

  3. Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.

  4. An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.

Where this word comes from

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

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