| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | con·stant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k n st nt |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Continually occurring; persistent. 2. Regularly recurring: plagued by constant interruptions. 3. Unchanging in nature, value, or extent; invariable. See synonyms at continual. 4. Steadfast in purpose, loyalty, or affection; faithful. See synonyms at faithful. | | NOUN: | 1. Something that is unchanging or invariable. 2a. A quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context. b. An experimental or theoretical condition, factor, or quantity that does not vary or that is regarded as invariant in specified circumstances. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, from Latin c nst ns, cnstant-, present participle of cnstre, to stand firm : com-, intensive pref.; see com– + stre, to stand; see st- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | constant·ly —ADVERB
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