constant

constante, invariable

Que permanece igual con el paso del tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: Staying the same over time.

• Keep the temperature constant.
• The car moved at a constant speed.
• Prices remained constant throughout the year.

Sinónimos: steady, unchanging, fixed

Antónimos: variable, changing

Expresiones frecuentes: constant speed, constant temperature, remain constant, constant value

constante

Número o valor que no cambia en un cálculo o programa informático.

En inglés sencillo: A number or value that stays the same in a calculation or computer program.

• Five is a constant in this equation.
• The formula contains two constants and one variable.
• The program uses a constant for the maximum file size.

Sinónimos: fixed value

Antónimos: variable

Expresiones frecuentes: mathematical constant, constant value, a positive constant

constante

Número obtenido por medición que describe una propiedad científica y no cambia bajo ciertas condiciones.

En inglés sencillo: A measured number describing a scientific property that stays the same under particular conditions.

• The experiment gave us a new constant.
• This constant applies only at a fixed temperature.
• Scientists measured the physical constant with greater accuracy.

Expresiones frecuentes: physical constant, gas constant, universal constant