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( US ) IPA (key ) : /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈkɑn.stn̩t/ , /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈkɑn.stn̩t/ absolute constant plural absolute constants
( mathematics ) constant that maintains the same value wherever it occurs; such as π.[ 1] 2004 Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications [1] 296 , number 1, Elsevier, →DOI →ISSN 262–264 :Korenblum conjectured that there is an absolute constant
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see absolute constant
1907 A Theory of Motives, Ideals, and Values in Education , Houghton, Mifflin, →LCCN →OCLC page 424 :Play is an absolute constant in education from birth until full maturity; and it is a very valuable aid in manhood and down to old age.
^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN ), page 7
