constant

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English constant, from Old French constant, from Latin constantem, accusative of constans, from cōnstāre (“to stand firm”). Displaced native Old English singal. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: kŏn'stənt IPA(key): /ˈkɒnstənt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnstənt/ === Adjective === constant (comparative more constant, superlative most constant) Unchanged through time or space; permanent. Consistently recurring over time; persistent. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:continuous Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc. Firm; solid; not fluid. (obsolete) Consistent; logical. (computing, complexity theory) Bounded above by a constant. ==== Synonyms ==== (unchanged through time or space): nonchanging, unaltering, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:changeless ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === constant (plural constants) That which is permanent or invariable. (algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion or operation. Antonym: variable Coordinate terms: parameter, metaparameter (sciences) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances. Coordinate terms: parameter, metaparameter (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 ==== ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === constantly (adv) constancy (n) === See also === (computing) literal == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin cōnstantem. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kunsˈtan] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [konsˈtant] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [konsˈtan] Rhymes: -ant ==== Adjective ==== constant m or f (masculine and feminine plural constants) constant Antonym: inconstant ===== Derived terms ===== constantment inconstant ===== Related terms ===== constància ==== Noun ==== constant f (plural constants) constant ==== Further reading ==== “constant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “constant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “constant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “constant”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== constant gerund of constar == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French constant, from Latin cōnstāns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔnˈstɑnt/, /ˈkɔn.stɑnt/ Hyphenation: con‧stant Rhymes: -ɑnt === Adjective === constant (comparative constanter, superlative constantst) constant, invariable constant, continuous, unceasing ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== constante constantheid ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: konstan == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin cōnstans. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃s.tɑ̃/ Homophone: constants === Participle === constant present participle of conster === Adjective === constant (feminine constante, masculine plural constants, feminine plural constantes) constant ==== Derived terms ==== constamment ==== Related terms ==== constance ==== Descendants ==== Mauritian Creole: konstan === Further reading === “constant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === cōnstant third-person plural present active indicative of cōnstō == Romanian == === Alternative forms === констант (constant) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from French constant, from Latin constans. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /konˈstant/ Rhymes: -ant Hyphenation: con‧stant === Adjective === constant m or n (feminine singular constantă, masculine plural constanți, feminine/neuter plural constante) constant ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “constant”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026