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absolute constants

absolute constants is the plural of absolute constant.

Meaning of absolute constant

Noun

absolute constant (plural absolute constants)

  1. A constant that maintains the same value wherever it occurs; such as π.
    • Korenblum conjectured that there is an absolute constant c#92;in(0,1), such that whenever #124;f(z)#124;#92;leqslant#124;g(z)#124; (f,g#92;inA²(D)) in the annulus clt;#124;z#124;lt;1, then #124;#124;f#124;#124;#92;leqslant#124;#124;g#124;#124;.2004, Chunjie Wang, “On Korenblum's constant”, in Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, volume 296, number 1, Elsevier, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 262–264
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see absolute, constant.
    • 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.1907, William Estabrook Chancellor, A Theory of Motives, Ideals, and Values in Education, Houghton, Mifflin, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 424

Questions about absolute constants

What is absolute constants the plural of?
Absolute constants is the plural of absolute constant.

Words near absolute constants in the dictionary

  1. absolute comparative
  2. absolute comparatives
  3. absolute complement
  4. absolute complements
  5. absolute constant
  6. absolute constants
  7. absolute deviation
  8. absolute deviations
  9. absolute differential calculus
  10. absolute drought
  11. absolute droughts

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