Constant vs Auxiliary - What's the difference?
constant | auxiliary |
Unchanged through time or space; permanent.
Consistently recurring over time; persistent.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-11-16, volume=409, issue=8862, magazine=(The Economist), author=Schumpeter
, title= Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
* Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)
Firm; solid; not fluid.
* (Robert Boyle) (1627-1691)
(obsolete) Consistent; logical.
* Shakespeare, Twelfth Night IV.ii
That which is permanent or invariable.
(algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion.
(science) Any property of an experiment, determined numerically, that does not change under given circumstances.
(computing) An identifier that is bound to an invariant value; a fixed value given a name to aid in readability of source code.
Helping]]; [[give, giving assistance or support.
Supplementary or subsidiary.
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
(nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
(grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.
A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
(grammar) An auxiliary verb.
*
A marching band colorguard.
As a proper noun constant
is .As an adjective auxiliary is
helping]]; [[give|giving assistance or support.As a noun auxiliary is
a person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.constant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)The mindfulness business, passage=The constant pinging of electronic devices is driving many people to the end of their tether. Electronic devices not only overload the senses and invade leisure time. They feed on themselves: the more people tweet the more they are rewarded with followers and retweets.}}
- Both loving one fair maid, they yet remained constant friends.
- I am constant to my purposes.
- His gifts, his constant courtship, nothing gained.
- Ifyou mix them, you may turn these two fluid liquors into a constant body.
- I am no more mad than you are: make the trial of it with any constant question.
Noun
(en noun)See also
* (computing) literal ----auxiliary
English
Adjective
(-)- auxiliary troops
Synonyms
* (supplementary) accessory * (having sails and engine) motorsailerNoun
(auxiliaries)- The three traditionally recognized Non-modal Auxiliaries' are the per-
fective '''Auxiliary''' ''have'', the progressive '''Auxiliary''' ''be'', and the passive '''Auxiliary
''be''. Perfective ''have'' is so-called because it marks the completion (hence, ''perfec-
tion'') of an action; it is followed by a VP headed by a perfective ''-n'' participle, as
in:
(121) The referee has [VP ''shown him the red card]