constant
Cross references:
1. faithful 2. continual
1. con.stant \'ka:n(t)-st*nt\ aj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L constant-, constans,
fr. prp. of constare]to stand firm, be consistent, fr. com- + stare to
stand - more at STAND 1: STEADFAST, RESOLUTE; also : FAITHFUL 2:
INVARIABLE, UNIFORM 3: continually recurring : REGULAR - con.stant.ly av
2. constant n : something invariable or unchanging : as : a number that
has a fixed value in a given situation or universally or that is
characteristic of some substance or instrument : a number that is assumed
not to change value in a given mathematical di scussion : a term in logic
with a fixed designation