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Constant vs Unbroken - What's the difference?

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Unbroken is a synonym of constant.



As adjectives the difference between constant and unbroken

is that constant is unchanged through time or space; permanent while unbroken is whole, not divided into parts.

As a noun constant

is that which is permanent or invariable.

constant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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= 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.}}
  • Steady in purpose, action, feeling, etc.
  • * Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
    • Both loving one fair maid, they yet remained constant friends.
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
    • I am constant to my purposes.
  • * (John Dryden) (1631-1700)
    • His gifts, his constant courtship, nothing gained.
  • Firm; solid; not fluid.
  • * (Robert Boyle) (1627-1691)
    • Ifyou mix them, you may turn these two fluid liquors into a constant body.
  • (obsolete) Consistent; logical.
  • * Shakespeare, Twelfth Night IV.ii
    • I am no more mad than you are: make the trial of it with any constant question.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * constantly (pos adv) * constancy (pos n)

    See also

    * (computing) literal ----

    unbroken

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Whole, not divided into parts.
    • After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken .
  • Of a horse, not tamed.
    • There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.
  • Continuous, without interruption.
    • The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.

    Synonyms

    * (whole, not divided into parts ): complete, entire, in one piece, undivided, whole * (describing a horse ): untamed, wild * (continuous ): continuous, uninterrupted

    Antonyms

    * (whole ): broken, shattered, smashed, split * (describing a horse ): domesticated, tame, tamed * (continuous ): broken, interrupted