constancy
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stən noun
1.
the quality of being unchanging or unwavering, as in purpose, love, or loyalty; firmness of mind; faithfulness.
2.
uniformity or regularity, as in qualities or conditions; invariableness.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the quality of having a resolute mind, purpose, or affection; steadfastness |
| 2. | freedom from change or variation; stability |
| 3. | psychol the perceptual phenomenon in which attributes of an object appear to remain the same in a variety of different presentations, e.g., a given object looks roughly the same size regardless of its distance from the observer |
| 4. | ecology the frequency of occurrence of a particular species in sample plots from a plant community |
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Constancy
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Example sentences
The same constancy also applies to social networking sites.
Constancy is a measure of how frequently a species occurs within a given cluster, expressed as a percentage.
Their marriage was childless, but famed for its constancy.
It became obvious that more constancy and order were needed.
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