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==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{a|RP}} {{IPA|/ˈkɒnstənt/}}, {{SAMPA|/"kQnst@nt/}}
* {{a|US}} {{IPA|/ˈkɑnstənt/}}, {{SAMPA|/"kAnst@nt/}}
* {{audio|en-us-constant.ogg|Audio (US)}}

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|la}} ''[[constantem]]''.

====Adjective====
{{en-adj}}

# [[unchanged|Unchanged]] through [[time]] or [[space]]; [[permanent]].
# [[consistently|Consistently]] recurring over time; persistent
# [[steady|Steady]] in purpose, action, feeling, etc.


====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# That which is [[permanent]] or [[invariable]].
# {{algebra}} A [[quantity]] that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion.
# {{science}} Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
# {{computing}} An [[identifier]] that is [[bound]] to an [[invariant]] value.

===Thesaurus===
[[abiding]], [[accordant]], [[active]], [[age-long]], [[aged]], [[ageless]], [[alike]], [[ancient]], [[antique]], [[ardent]], [[articulated]], [[assiduous]], [[atom]], [[atomic mass]], [[atomic number]], [[atomic weight]], [[automatic]], [[balanced]], [[beaten]], [[catenated]], [[ceaseless]], [[changeless]], [[chattering]], [[chronic]], [[clinging]], [[close]], [[coeternal]], [[colorfast]], [[committed]], [[compliant]], [[concatenated]], [[confirmed]], [[conforming]], [[connected]], [[conscientious]], [[consistent]], [[consonant]], [[continual]], [[continued]], [[continuing]], [[continuous]], [[correspondent]], [[cyclical]], [[dateless]], [[dedicated]], [[deep-dyed]], [[delicate]], [[dependable]], [[determined]], [[devoted]], [[devout]], [[diligent]], [[direct]], [[diuturnal]], [[dogged]], [[double-dyed]], [[durable]], [[duteous]], [[dutiful]], [[dyed-in-the-wool]], [[endless]], [[enduring]], [[equable]], [[equal]], [[eternal]], [[eterne]], [[even]], [[ever-being]], [[ever-durable]], [[ever-during]], [[evergreen]], [[everlasting]], [[everliving]], [[exact]], [[express]], [[fadeless]], [[faithful]], [[fast]], [[featureless]], [[fine]], [[firm]], [[fixed]], [[flat]], [[flinty]], [[frequent]], [[frozen]], [[gapless]], [[habitual]], [[hackneyed]], [[hardy]], [[homogeneous]], [[immediate]], [[immemorial]], [[immobile]], [[immovable]], [[immutable]], [[inalterable]], [[incessant]], [[incommutable]], [[inconvertible]], [[indefatigable]], [[indefeasible]], [[indelible]], [[indestructible]], [[indomitable]], [[industrious]], [[inerrable]], [[inerrant]], [[inert]], [[infallible]], [[infinite]], [[inflexible]], [[ingrain]], [[ingrained]], [[insistent]], [[insusceptible of change]], [[intact]], [[interminable]], [[intransient]], [[intransmutable]], [[invariable]], [[inveterate]], [[invincible]], [[inviolate]], [[irretrievable]], [[irreversible]], [[irrevocable]], [[joined]], [[jointless]], [[lasting]], [[level]], [[liege]], [[linked]], [[long-lasting]], [[long-lived]], [[long-standing]], [[long-term]], [[longeval]], [[longevous]], [[loyal]], [[machine gun]], [[macrobiotic]], [[marble-constant]], [[mathematical]], [[measured]], [[mechanical]], [[methodic]], [[methodical]], [[meticulous]], [[micrometrically precise]], [[microscopic]], [[mindful]], [[monolithic]], [[monotonous]], [[never-ceasing]], [[never-ending]], [[never-tiring]], [[nice]], [[noble]], [[nonreturnable]], [[nonreversible]], [[nonstop]], [[nonterminating]], [[nonterminous]], [[observant]], [[obstinate]], [[of a piece]], [[of long duration]], [[of long standing]], [[olamic]], [[ordered]], [[orderly]], [[oscillating]], [[patient]], [[patient as Job]], [[perdurable]], [[perduring]], [[perennial]], [[periodic]], [[permanent]], [[perpetual]], [[perseverant]], [[persevering]], [[persistent]], [[persisting]], [[pertinacious]], [[pinpoint]], [[plodding]], [[plugging]], [[practicing]], [[precise]], [[preoccupied]], [[pulsating]], [[punctilious]], [[punctual]], [[quantum]], [[quiescent]], [[rapid]], [[rapt]], [[recurrent]], [[recurring]], [[refined]], [[regardful]], [[regular]], [[regular as clockwork]], [[relentless]], [[religious]], [[religiously exact]], [[remaining]], [[repeated]], [[repetitive]], [[resolute]], [[reverseless]], [[rigid]], [[rigorous]], [[robotlike]], [[round-the-clock]], [[routine]], [[running]], [[scientific]], [[scientifically exact]], [[scrupulous]], [[seamless]], [[sedulous]], [[sempervirent]], [[sempiternal]], [[serried]], [[set]], [[settled]], [[severe]], [[single-minded]], [[sleepless]], [[slogging]], [[smooth]], [[solid]], [[sot]], [[square]], [[stabile]], [[stable]], [[staccato]], [[static]], [[stationary]], [[staunch]], [[staying]], [[steadfast]], [[steady]], [[steely]], [[stereotyped]], [[straight]], [[strict]], [[stubborn]], [[stuttering]], [[subtle]], [[sustained]], [[systematic]], [[tenacious]], [[tested]], [[timeless]], [[tireless]], [[torpid]], [[tough]], [[tried]], [[tried and true]], [[trite]], [[true]], [[true-blue]], [[trusty]], [[twenty-four-hour]], [[unabating]], [[unalterable]], [[unalterative]], [[unaltered]], [[unbending]], [[unbroken]], [[unceasing]], [[unchangeable]], [[unchanged]], [[unchanging]], [[unchecked]], [[unconquerable]], [[undaunted]], [[undeflectable]], [[undestroyed]], [[undeviating]], [[undifferentiated]], [[undiscouraged]], [[undiversified]], [[undrooping]], [[unending]], [[unerring]], [[unfading]], [[unfailing]], [[unfaltering]], [[unflagging]], [[unflappable]], [[unflinching]], [[uniform]], [[unintermitted]], [[unintermittent]], [[unintermitting]], [[uninterrupted]], [[unmodifiable]], [[unmovable]], [[unnodding]], [[unrelaxing]], [[unrelenting]], [[unrelieved]], [[unremitting]], [[unrestorable]], [[unreturnable]], [[unruffled]], [[unshakable]], [[unshakeable]], [[unshaken]], [[unshifting]], [[unsleeping]], [[unstopped]], [[unsusceptible]], [[unswerving]], [[untiring]], [[unvariable]], [[unvaried]], [[unvarying]], [[unwavering]], [[unwearied]], [[unwearying]], [[unwinking]], [[unyielding]], [[utterly attentive]], [[valence]], [[vibrating]], [[vital]], [[weariless]], [[well-trodden]], [[well-worn]], [[without end]]

==Translations==

====Adjective====
{{trans-top|unchanged through time}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|постоянен}},  {{t|bg|неизменен}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|constant}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|püsiv}}
* Finnish: [[pysyvä]], [[muuttumaton]], [[vakaa]], [[vakio]]-
* French: '''constant''' {{m}}, [[constante]] {{f}}
* German: {{t+|de|beständig}}, {{t+|de|konstant}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Greek: {{t|el|συνεχής}},  {{t|el|μόνιμος}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|állandó}}, {{t+|hu|változatlan}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|costante}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|constant|m|n}}, {{t|ro|constantă|f}}, {{t|ro|neschimbat|m|n}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t|gd|seasmhach}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|konstant}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|không thay đổi|xs=Vietnamese}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|consistently recurring over time}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|постоянен}},  {{t|bg|непрекъснат}}
* Finnish: [[jatkuva]], [[tasainen]], [[vakio]]-
* French: '''constant''' {{m}}, [[constante]] {{f}}
* German: {{t+|de|regelmäßig}}, {{t+|de|ständig}}, {{t+|de|stetig}}
* Greek: {{t|el|συνεχής}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|folytonos}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|costante}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|constant|m|n}}, {{t|ro|constantă|f}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|cunbhalach|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|konstant}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|steady}}
* Finnish: [[vakaa]], [[muuttumaton]]
* French: '''constant''' {{m}}, [[constante]] {{f}}
* German: {{t+|de|konstant}}, {{t+|de|fest}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|σταθερός}},  {{t|el|συνεχής}},  {{t|el|συνεχής}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|állhatatos}}, {{t-|hu|kitartó}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|costante}}
* Romanian: {{t|ro|constant|m|n}}, {{t|ro|stabil|m}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|cunbhalach|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}, {{t|gd|seasmhach}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|konstant}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* {{ttbc|eo}}: [[konstanta]]
* {{ttbc|he}}: [[קבוע]] (qavua) {{m}}, [[קבועה]] (qvu'a) {{f}} (1,2); [[תמידי]] (tmidy) {{m}}, [[תמידית]] (tmidyt) {{f}} (2)
* {{ttbc|uk}}: [[сталий]] {{m}} (st'''a'''lyj)
* {{ttbc|es}}: [[constante]] {{m|f}}, [[firme]] {{m|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}


====Noun====
{{trans-top|that which is permanent or invariable}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|постоянна величина|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vakio}}
* German: {{t+|de|Konstante|f}}, {{t+|de|Fixwert|m}} ''banking''
* Greek: {{t+|el|σταθερά}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|állandó}}, {{t-|hu|konstans}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|costante|f}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|변하지 않는 것|sc=Kore}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|konstant|c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|algebra: quantity that remains fixed}}
* Bulgarian: {{t-|bg|константа|f}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t-|cmn|常量|tr=chángliàng|sc=Hani}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vakio}}
* German: {{t+|de|Konstante|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|σταθερά|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|állandó}}, {{t-|hu|konstans}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|costante|f}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|상수(常數)|sc=Kore}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|konstant|c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|science: property that does not change}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vakio}}
* German: {{t+|de|Konstante|f}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|σταθερά|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|állandó}}, {{t-|hu|konstans}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|costante|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|постоянная|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|konstant|c}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|sabit}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|identifier that is bound to an invariant value}}
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|konstanta|f}}
* Czech: {{t-|cs|konstanta|f}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vakio}}
* German: {{t+|de|Konstante|f}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|állandó}}, {{t-|hu|konstans}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|costante|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|konstant|c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* {{ttbc|fr}}: [[constante]] {{f}}
* {{ttbc|uk}}: [[сталина]] {{f}} (stalyn'''a''')
{{trans-bottom}}

===Related terms===
* [[constantly]] ''adverb''
* [[constancy]] ''noun''

===See also===
* {{computing}} [[literal]]

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==French==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|Fr-constant.ogg|audio}}
* {{IPA|lang=fr|/kɔ̃s.tɑ̃/}}, {{SAMPA|/kO~s.tA~/}}
* {{homophones|constants|lang=fr}}

====Adjective====
{{fr-adj}}

# [[#Adjective|constant]]

===Related terms===
* [[constamment]]

[[Category:French adjectives]]

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==Latin==

====Verb====
{{la-verb-form|cōnstant}}

# {{conjugation of|consto|cōnstō|3|p|pres|act|ind|lang=la}}