Constant

Constant (English)

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Definition (keystage 2)

Something which does not change and has the same value all the time
Something that is constant is the opposite of something that is variable, that is something which changes.

Definition (keystage 2)

A quantity which we assume does not ever change.
Examples: A car moving at constant speed is neither accelerating nor decelerating;
The graph of y=ax², where a is a constant: as we move along the graph, x and y change, but a stays the same.

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broader:: (en) Quantity; (en) Use of numbers
narrower:: (en) π; (en) Brun's constant; (en) Constant of integration; (en) e; (en) Euler-Mascheroni constant; (en) g; (en) Gravitational constant; (en) Irregular constant; (en) Kaprekar's constant; (en) Physical constant
references:: (en) Variable

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Constant (English)

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