| ADJECTIVE | all | constant, changeless, invariant, unvarying | unvarying in nature |
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| all | constant | steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection | |
| all | constant, ceaseless, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | |
| NOUN | cognition | constant, constant quantity, invariable | a quantity that does not vary |
| quantity | constant | a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context |
| Sounds | kaa'nstahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Unvarying in nature. | |
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| Example | "maintained a constant temperature" | |
| Synonyms | changeless, invariant, unvarying | |
| Broader | invariable | not liable to or capable of change |
| Spanish | constante | |
| Catalan | constant | |
| Nouns | constancy | the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation |
| Adverbs | constantly | without variation or change, in every case |
| Meaning | steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection. | |
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| Attribute of | constancy, stability | The quality of being enduring and free from change or variation |
| Narrower | immutable | Constant and unchanging |
| steadfast, staunch, unswerving | Firm and dependable especially in loyalty | |
| unfailing, unflagging | unceasing | |
| See also | faithful | steadfast in affection or allegiance |
| invariable | not liable to or capable of change | |
| stable | resistant to change of position or condition | |
| unchangeable | not changeable or subject to change | |
| Opposite | inconstant | likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason |
| Spanish | constante | |
| Catalan | constant | |
| Nouns | constancy | faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) |
| Meaning | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing. | |
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| Example | "in constant pain" | |
| Synonyms | ceaseless, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting | |
| Broader | continuous, uninterrupted | Continuing in time or space without interruption |
| Spanish | constante, continuo, incesante, perpetuo | |
| Catalan | constant, continu, continuat, incessant, interminable, perpetu | |
| Adverbs | constantly | without interruption / interruption |
| Meaning | A quantity that does not vary. | |
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| Synonyms | constant quantity, invariable | |
| Narrower | parameter, parametric quantity | A constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves |
| Broader | quantity | The concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable |
| Spanish | cantidad constante, constante, invariable | |
| Catalan | constant, invariable, quantitat constant | |
| Meaning | A number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context. | |
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| Example | "the velocity of light is a constant" | |
| Narrower | Avogadro's number, Avogadro number | The number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000) |
| Boltzmann's constant | Constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant | |
| Hubble's constant, Hubble constant, Hubble's parameter, Hubble parameter | (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer | |
| coefficient | A constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic / characteristic | |
| cosmological constant | An arbitrary constant in the equations of general relativity theory | |
| equilibrium constant | (chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction) | |
| factor of proportionality, constant of proportionality | The constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y | |
| gas constant, universal gas constant, R | (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation | |
| gravitational constant, universal gravitational constant, constant of gravitation, G | (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation | |
| ionic charge | The charge on an ion is equal to a constant charge e multiplied by an integer from 1 to 15 | |
| speed of light, light speed, c | The speed at which light travels in a vacuum | |
| Broader | number | A concept of quantity involving zero and units |
| Spanish | constante | |
| Catalan | constant | |
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