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   constant

   /ˈkɒnst(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. occurring continuously over a period of time: "the constant background noise of the city" Similar continualcontinuouspersistentsustainedabidinground-the-clockceaselessunceasingperpetualincessantnever-endingeverlastingeternalendlessunendingunabatingnon-stopperennialunbrokenuninterruptedunrelievedinterminableunremittingrelentlessunrelentingwithout respiteliterary:sempiternalsteadfaststeadyresolutedeterminedperseveringtenaciousdoggedunwaveringunflaggingunshakenOpposite inconstantfitful
   • ▪ remaining the same over a period of time: "these discs rotate at a constant speed" Similar consistentregularstablesteadyfixeduniformevenlevelinvariableunvaryingunchangingchangelessundeviatingunfluctuatingimmutableOpposite inconstantvariable
   • ▪ (of a person) unchangingly faithful and dependable: "a constant friend" Similar faithfulloyaldevotedtruefastfirmunswervingunwaveringsteadfaststaunchstalwartdependabletrustworthytrustyreliablededicatedcommittedbosomboonOpposite inconstantfickle

   noun

   • 1. a situation that does not change: "the condition of struggle remained a constant"
   • ▪ a quantity or parameter that does not change its value whatever the value of the variables, under a given set of conditions.
   • ▪ a number expressing a relation or property which remains the same in all circumstances, or for the same substance under the same conditions.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘staying resolute or faithful’): from Old French, from Latin constant- ‘standing firm’, from the verb constare, from con- ‘with’ + stare ‘stand’. The noun senses date from the mid 19th century.

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2. stackoverflow.com › questions › 12792260How to declare a constant in Java? - Stack Overflow

   stackoverflow.com › questions › 12792260

   Oct 9, 2012 · You can use an enum type in Java 5 and onwards for the purpose you have described. It is type safe. A is an instance variable. (If it has the static modifier, then it becomes a static variable.) Constants just means the value doesn't change. Instance variables are data members belonging to the object and not the class.

3. stackoverflow.com › questions › 2682745How do I create a constant in Python? - Stack Overflow

   stackoverflow.com › questions › 2682745

   Apr 21, 2010 · How do I declare a constant in Python? In Java, we do: public static final String CONST_NAME = "Name";

4. stackoverflow.com › questions › 1807785How to define constants in Visual C# like #define in C?

   stackoverflow.com › questions › 1807785

   Nov 29, 2009 · In C you can define constants like this #define NUMBER 9 so that wherever NUMBER appears in the program it is replaced with 9. But Visual C# doesn't do this. How is it done?

5. stackoverflow.com › questions › 4103086#defining constants in C++ - Stack Overflow

   stackoverflow.com › questions › 4103086

   Nov 5, 2010 · Is it considered bad programming practice to #define constants in C++? Yes, because all macros (which are what #define s define) are in a single namespace and they take effect everywhere. Variables, including const -qualified variables, can be encapsulated in classes and namespaces. Macros are used in C because in C, a const -qualified variable is not actually a constant, it is just a variable that cannot be modified. A const -qualified variable cannot appear in a constant expression, so it ...

6. stackoverflow.com › questions › 6442328What is the difference between #define and const? [duplicate]

   stackoverflow.com › questions › 6442328

   The difference is that #define is processed by the preprocessor doing what amounts to simple text replacement. Const values defined like this are not visible for the actual compiler, while a variable defined with the const modifier is an actual typed "variable" (well not really that variable). The disadvantage of #define is that is replaces ...

7. stackoverflow.com › questions › 44038721Constants in Kotlin -- what's a recommended way to create them?

   stackoverflow.com › questions › 44038721

   May 18, 2017 · 195. In Kotlin, if you want to create local constants which are supposed to be used within the class, then you can create it like below: val MY_CONSTANT = "Constants". And if you want to create a public constant in Kotlin like public static final in Java, you can create it as follows:

8. stackoverflow.com › questions › 5849054constants - How to use const in verilog - Stack Overflow

   stackoverflow.com › questions › 5849054

   May 1, 2011 · SystemVerilog also provides a construct const to declare any data type variable value as a constant.

9. stackoverflow.com › questions › 5268177Is there anyway to #define CONSTANT on a solution basis?

   stackoverflow.com › questions › 5268177

   Jun 14, 2023 · Is There anyway to #define Constant on a Visual Studio Solution Basis? One can define a constant on a csproject basis, and one can put #define constant in cs file, but I wonder whether one can def...

10. stackoverflow.com › questions › 4847850Is it possible to define constants in CSS? - Stack Overflow

    stackoverflow.com › questions › 4847850

    Truth be told, your example does address the fundamental issue experienced by the op and others: css does not provide constants (the reasons for that are a whole different debate). Dealing with it seems to boil down to 3 options: 1. (your suggestion) use css classes to identify the style rather than the structure. 2.

11. stackoverflow.com › questions › 1944041Advantage and disadvantages of #define vs. constants?

    stackoverflow.com › questions › 1944041

    Dec 22, 2009 · Can someone point out the advantages and disadvantages of using #define versus constants? Most of my work is done in C and Objective-C.