Meaning & use
Constants
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Values, quantities, or elements that remain fixed and do not change.
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In the equation, the constants remained the same while the variables shifted.
Amid all the upheaval, her friendship was one of the few constants in his life.
A note on using this word
Used in mathematics and science for unchanging numerical values, and more broadly for anything dependable and unchanging.
Words with a similar meaning
fixed valuesinvariables
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Words with an opposite meaning
variables
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