Constant - Definition

adj 1: unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature";
"principles of unvarying validity" [syn: changeless,
constant, invariant, unvarying]
2: steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man
constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover";
"constant as the northern star" [ant: inconstant]
3: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the
ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and
day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the
never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle
to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing
warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of
hunger" [syn: ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-
ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting]
n 1: a quantity that does not vary [syn: constant, constant
quantity, invariable]
2: a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed
value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of
light is a constant"