constant
adj 1: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature;
"maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant
beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady
breeze" [syn: {changeless}, {invariant}, {steady}, {unvarying}]
2: continually recurring or continuing without interruption;
"constant repetition of the exercise"; "constant chatter
of monkeys"
3: 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}]
4: 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}, {incessant},
{never-ending}, {perpetual}, {unceasing}, {unremitting}]
n 1: a quantity that does not vary [syn: {constant quantity}]
2: a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed
value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity
of light is a constant"