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Not liable, or given, to change; permanent; regular; continuous; continually recurring; steadfast; faithful; not fickle. Opposite of changeable and variable.
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Remaining unchanged or invariable, as a quantity, force, law, etc.
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Consistent; logical.
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That which is not subject to change; that which is invariable.
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A quantity that does not change its value; -- used in countradistinction to variable.
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A number whose value, when ascertained (as by observation) and substituted in a general mathematical formula expressing an astronomical law, completely determines that law and enables predictions to be made of its effect in particular cases.
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a data structure that does not change during the course of execution of a program. It may be a number, a string, or a more complex data structure; -- contrasted with variable.
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(1) In programming languages, a language object that takes only one specific value. . (2) A data item with a value that does not change during the running of the program.
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A value that does not change during processing. Contrast with variable.
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A fixed value in a formula.
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A fixed value that does not change.
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A numeric or string value that does not change.
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A mathematical value that does not change normally.
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In BASIC, this is a 6-byte BCD value preceded by a special token. This value remains unchanged throughout the program execution.
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Value expressing the relation between the energy registered by the meter and the corresponding value of the test output. If this value is a number of pulses, the constant should be either pulses per kilowatt-hour (imp/kWh) or watt-hours per pulse (Wh/imp).
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A monomial expression which is a number. It contains no variable and is generally located at the end of an expression.
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steady, unchanging, having the same value during some interval of time. A constant current (DC) does not change with time. See also uniform.
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A data object with a value that does not change. Contrast with variable. The four classes of constants specify numbers (arithmetic), truth values (logical), character data (character), and typeless data (hexadecimal, octal, and binary).
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An identifier having a fixed value.
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A never-changing value or data item.
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An invariable number or character value.
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A data object that retains the same value during a program's execution. A constant's value is established when a program is compiled. A constant is either a literal constant or a named constant.
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A constant is a scalar defined by the :  command. Its value is determined at the point where the :  command is used, and remains unchanged until redefined.
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Number which changes with each experiment.
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a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant"
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persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat"; "principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze"
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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"
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a data container that can have its value set once when it is created, and cannot be changed later
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a identifier (name) for a simple value
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an access modifier that enables you to declare a variable whose value doesn't change throughout the lifetime of your application
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a name attached to computer memory, but it's protected from being changed in the program
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a name that represents a value you want to remain the same throughout a PHP script
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an explicit value (number, string, or other) to which VBScript or the scriptwriter assigns a name
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an identifier (name) for a simple value
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a number or quantity whose value is expected not to change - whose value should not change
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a number that cannot change its value through the life
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a number that can't change
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a numeric or character literal that does not change during program execution
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an unchanging value
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a placeholder for a value that you reference within your code
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a primary expression and can never be an lvalue
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a property whose value never changes
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a quantity whose value remains the same throughout a particular problem
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a read-only value that is shared by all objects of the class
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a special symbol that is replaced by a value when evaluated
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a special word that, upon invocation, pushes the value with which it was defined onto the parameter stack
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a specific numeric, character, or hexadecimal value
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a specific value with no name and no stack or heap storage location
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a string (any sequence of characters) or a numeric value
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a symbol that has a never-changing value
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a symbol that represents a specific data value
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a terminal on the block diagram that supplies fixed data values to the block diagram
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a type of data that, once defined, will not change throughout your script
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a value defined within the preprocessor that cannot be altered through a JavaScript assignment
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a value that cannot be changed but can be named
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a value that cannot be modified while the program is running
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a value that can't be changed during a program's execution
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a value that does not change during the execution of a procedure
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a value that is given a name
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a value that is not calculated
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a value that is written explicitly in Populous script
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a value that will never change
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a value which remains unchanged
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a variable that always stays the same
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a variable that remains the same throughout the execution of the program
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a variable that will never change in value as a program runs
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a variable whose name starts with an upper case letter
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a variable whose value cannot be altered within the program
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a variable whose value cannot be changed
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