constant

constant (http://definr.com/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"