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  1. Constant

    wiktionary constant Constant or The Constant may refer to Mathematics Mathematical constant , a number that arises naturally in mathematics, such as or e Constant mathematics , a value that does not change Constant term , of a polynomial the term of degree 0 Constant of integration , a free parameter arising in integration Other concepts Physical constant , a physical quantity generally believed to be universal and unchanging Constant programming , a value that, unlike a variable, cannot be reassociated with a different value Logical constant , a symbol in symbolic logic that has the same meaning in all models, such as the symbol for equals People Constant given name Constant surname In entertainment The Constant , an episode of the television show Lost The Constant Story of the Year album The Constant Story of the Year album The Constant I Blame Coco album The Constant I Blame Coco album See also Constant function , a mathematical function that always returns the same value disambig bs Konstanta vor ca Constant cs Konstanta rozcestn k de Konstante es Constante eu Konstante he hu Konstans egy rtelm s t lap mk nl Constant pl Sta a uk ...   more details



  1. The Constant

    Use mdy dates date January 2012 Other uses Constant disambiguation Constant Infobox television episode Title The Constant Series Lost TV series Lost Image Image The Constant.png 250px alt A helicopter ... Company ABC , February 29, 2008 http abc.go.com shows lost photo details the constant 82942 The Constant ... episodes List of Lost episodes Prev Eggtown Next The Other Woman The Constant is the fifth List ... 11, 2008. ref The Constant was watched by 15 million American viewers and is widely regarded as one ... 29, 2008 http abc.go.com shows lost episode detail the constant 82942 The Constant Season 4, Episode ... writer & Carlton Cuse Cuse, Carlton writer & Jack Bender Bender, Jack director , The Constant . Lost ... worried that he will die like Eloise, and Daniel instructs him to find something or someone a constant ... decides that Penny can be the constant however, he must make contact with her in 2004. To find out ... constant , Desmond stops alternating between 1996 and 2004. Back on the island, Daniel flips through ... constant. ref name episode Production Image Desmond s hairstyles.png thumb right 200px Desmond ... and a beard. The Constant is the second Lost episode to deal directly with the concept of time travel ... The Constant , he said that it upholds that pledge, unpledges it, then repledges it. ref Jensen, Jeff ... in the series are outlined in Flashes Before Your Eyes although, Lindelof has said that The Constant ... , Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved on March 1, 2008. ref The writers hoped that The Constant would ... . ref name comm Whereas the average Lost episode took two weeks to plan and write, The Constant ... try to use enough science to give a sense of credibility . ref name usa The Constant was the first ... were in a constant state of crisis . According to Lindelof, Desmond s confusion prevents the characters ... people Damon Lindelof , Carlton Cuse , Mark Goldman date 2008 title Audio commentary for The Constant ... Andrews, Kevin Durand, Anthony Azizi, Marc Vann in The Constant , ABC Studios ABC Medianet. Retrieved ...   more details



  1. Constant maturity

    Constant maturity refers to have a fixed constant maturity finance maturity . It may refer to Constant maturity credit default swap Constant maturity swap Constant maturity treasury disambig ...   more details



  1. Saint-Constant

    Saint Constant is the name of several places Saint Constant, Quebec Saint Constant, Cantal , a commune in the Cantal d partement , in France disambig de Saint Constant fr Saint Constant homonymie pl Saint Constant ...   more details



  1. Parabolic constant

    disambig Parabolic constant can refer to Universal parabolic constant , a mathematical constant Parabolic rate constant , a parameter of the Deal Grove model Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ...   more details



  1. Constant (surname)

    Constant is a human name, and may refer to Benjamin Constant 1767 1830 , Swiss born thinker, writer and French politician Benjamin Constant Brazil 1836 1891 , Brazilian military man and political thinker David Constant born 1941 , international cricket umpire Edward Constant II born c. 1942 , American historian Emmanuel Constant bishop 1928 2009 , Roman Catholic Haitian bishop Emmanuel Constant born 1956 , founder of FRAPH Marius Constant 1925 2004 , Romanian born French composer Paul Henri Benjamin d Estournelles de Constant 1852 1924 , French diplomat and politician Pete Constant born 1963 , American politician See also Constance name Constant given name Constant D sir Benjamin Constant Beno t Constant Saint Constant surname Constant ...   more details



  1. André Constant

    Andr Constant may refer to Andr Henri Constant van Hasselt 1806 1874 , Flemish poet Andr Marie Constant Dum ril 1774 1860 , French zoologist hndis Constant, Andr ...   more details



  1. The Constant Nymph

    The Constant Nymph may refer to The Constant Nymph novel The Constant Nymph novel , a 1924 novel by Margaret Kennedy The Constant Nymph 1928 film The Constant Nymph 1928 film , starring Ivor Novello, Mabel Poulton, and Benita Hume, co directed by Basil Dean The Constant Nymph 1933 film The Constant Nymph 1933 film , starring Victoria Hopper, Brian Aherne, and Leonora Corbett The Constant Nymph 1938 film The Constant Nymph 1938 film , starring Victoria Hopper and Ronald Shiner, directed by Basil Dean The Constant Nymph 1943 film The Constant Nymph 1943 film , starring Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, and Alexis Smith The Constant Nymph play The Constant Nymph play , an adaptation by Margaret Kennedy and Basil Dean disambiguation ...   more details



  1. Sigma constant

    Sigma constant constant may refer to Yamabe invariant , in mathematics a parameter of the Hammett equation in organic chemistry disambiguation ...   more details



  1. USS Constant

    Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Constant The USS Constant AM 86 , was launched on 9 May 1942 by Commercial Iron Works , Portland, Oregon . The USS Constant AM 427 , was launched on 14 February 1953 by Fulton Shipyard , Antioch, California . References DANFS http www.history.navy.mil danfs c13 list.htm Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Constant Category United States Navy ship names pl USS Constant uk USS ...   more details



  1. Hubert Constant

    Hubert Constant September 18, 1931 September 23, 2011 was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cap Ha tien . Ordained to the priesthood in 1954, Constant was named bishop in 1991 and retired in 2008. ref http www.catholic hierarchy.org bishop bconstant.html Hubert Constant ref Notes reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Constant, Hubert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1931 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH September 23, 2011 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Constant, Hubert Category Haitian Roman Catholic archbishops Category 1931 births Category 2011 deaths RC bishop stub de Hubert Constant fr Hubert Constant ...   more details



  1. Stability constant

    Stability constant may refer to Equilibrium constant Acid dissociation constant Stability constants of complexes dab Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ...   more details



  1. Holonomic constant

    A holonomic constant is a limiting value of a holonomic function near a Mathematical singularity singular point . Holonomic constants include Ap ry s constant , Catalan s constant , P lya s random walk constants for d 2, and pi . References unreferenced date July 2008 numtheory stub Category Number theory ...   more details



  1. Constant function

    distinguish Function constant In mathematics , a constant function is a function mathematics function whose values do not vary and thus are Constant mathematics constant . For example the function f x 4 is constant since f maps any value to 4. More formally, a function f     A B is a constant function if f x f y for all x and y in A . Every empty function is constant, vacuous truth vacuously ... find it more convenient, however, to define constant function so as to exclude empty functions. Who date March 2012 In the context of polynomial functions, a non zero constant function is called a polynomial ... if it takes the value 0 for every argument it is then trivially a constant function. Properties Constant functions can be characterized with respect to function composition in two ways. The following are equivalent f     A B is a constant function. For all functions g , h     ... of f with any other function is also a constant function. The first characterization of constant ... notion of constant morphism in category theory . In contexts where it is defined, the derivative ... that, since a constant function does not vary, its derivative, where defined, will be zero. Thus ... on some Interval mathematics interval , then f is constant if and only if the derivative of f is everywhere zero. For functions between preorder preordered sets , constant functions are both ... mathematics domain of f is a lattice order lattice , then f must be constant. Other properties of constant functions include Every constant function whose Domain mathematics domain and codomain are the same is idempotent . Every constant function between topological space s is continuous function topology continuous . A function on a connected set is locally constant if and only if it is constant. References Herrlich, Horst and Strecker, George E., Category Theory , Allen and Bacon, Inc. Boston 1973 planetmath reference id 4727 title Constant function polynomials Category Functions ...   more details



  1. Constant term

    Unreferenced date December 2009 In mathematics , a constant term is a term mathematics term in an Expression mathematics algebraic expression has a value that is constant function constant or cannot change ... polynomial math x 2 2x 3, math the 3 is a constant term. After like terms are combined, an algebraic expression will have at most one constant term. Thus, it is common to speak of the quadratic polynomial math ax 2 bx c, math where x is the variable, and has a constant term of c . If c     0, then the constant term will not actually appear when the quadratic is written. It is notable that a term that is constant, with a constant as a multiplicative coefficient added to it although this expression could be more simply written as their product , still constitutes a constant term ... and coefficient itself classifies as constant. However, should this introduced coefficient contain a variable, while the original number has a constant meaning, this has no bearing if the new term stays constant as the introduced coefficient will always override the constant expression for example, in math x 1 x 2 math when x is multiplied by 2, the result, 2x, is not constant while 1 2 is 2 and still a constant. Any polynomial written in standard form has a unique constant term, which can be considered a coefficient of x sup 0 sup . In particular, the constant term will always be the lowest .... For example, the polynomial math x 2 2xy y 2 2x 2y 4 math has a constant term of &minus 4, which can ... by exponentiated to 0 any number exponentiated to 0 becomes 1 . For any polynomial, the constant ..., for example in this power series math a 0 a 1 x a 2 x 2 a 3 x 3 cdots, math a sub 0 sub is the constant term. In general a constant term is one that does not involve any variables at all. However in expressions ... of constant term cannot be used in this sense, since that would lead to calling 4 the constant ... DEFAULTSORT Constant Term Category Polynomials Category Elementary algebra ar ...   more details



  1. Favard constant

    In mathematics , the Favard constant , also called the Akhiezer&ndash Krein&ndash Favard constant , of order r is defined as math K r frac 4 pi sum limits k 0 infty left frac 1 k 2k 1 right r 1 . math This constant is named after the French mathematician Jean Favard , and after the Soviet mathematicians Naum Akhiezer and Mark Krein . Uses This constant is used in solutions of several extremal problems, for example Favard s constant is the sharp constant in Jackson s inequality for trigonometric polynomials the sharp constants in the Landau Kolmogorov inequality are expressed via Favard s constants. Norm of Euler spline References mathworld urlname FavardConstants title Favard Constants Category Mathematical constants ...   more details



  1. Constant Fornerod

    Image Constant Fornerod.gif thumb right Constant Fornerod Constant Fornerod May 30, 1819 November 27, 1899 was a Switzerland Swiss politician, originally from Avenches , and member of the Swiss Federal Council 1855 1867 . He was elected to the Federal Council on July 11, 1855, as a representant for Vaud , and handed over office on October 31, 1867. He was affiliated with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland Free Democratic Party . During his time in office he held the following departments Department of Trade and Customs 1855 1856 Political Department as President of the Confederation Switzerland President of the Confederation 1857 Department of Trade and Customs 1858 Department of Finance Switzerland Department of Finance 1859 1861 Military Department Switzerland Military Department 1862 Political Department as President of the Confederation 1863 Military Department Switzerland Military Department 1864 1866 Political Department as President of the Confederation 1867 . External links Swiss Federal Councillor 9 HDS 4321 start box succession box before Karl Kappeler title President of the Swiss Council of States President of the Council of States years 1855 after Samuel Schwarz succession box before Henri Druey title Member of the Swiss Federal Council years 1855 1867 after Victor Ruffy end box Swiss Presidents commonscat Constant Fornerod Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fornerod, Constant ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1819 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1899 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fornerod, Constant Category 1819 births Category 1899 deaths Category People from Vaud Category Members of the Swiss Federal Council Switzerland politician stub als Constant Fornerod de Constant Fornerod fr Constant Fornerod id Constant Fornerod la Constans Fornerod nl Constant Fornerod no Constant Fornerod pl Constant Fornerod pt Constant Fornerod ru , zh ...   more details



  1. Constant curvature

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Seealso space form curvature of Riemannian manifolds sectional curvature In mathematics , constant curvature is a concept from differential geometry . Here, curvature refers to the sectional curvature of a space more precisely a manifold and is a single number determining its local geometry. The sectional curvature is said to be constant if it has the same value at all points. For example, a sphere is a surface of constant positive curvature. classification The geometries of constant curvature can be classified into the following three cases elliptic elliptic geometry constant positive sectional curvature Euclidean Euclidean geometry constant vanishing sectional curvature hyperbolic hyperbolic geometry constant negative sectional curvature properties every space of constant curvature is locally symmetric , i.e. its curvature tensor is parallel math nabla mathrm R 0 math every space of constant curvature is locally maximally symmetric , i.e. it has math frac 1 2 n n 1 math number of Killing vector local isometries , where n is its dimension. conversely, there exists a similar but stronger statement every maximally symmetric space, i.e. a space which has math frac 1 2 n n 1 math global isometries , has constant curvature. the universal cover of a manifold of constant sectional curvature is one of the model spaces sphere sectional curvature positive flat manifold plane sectional curvature zero hyperbolic space hyperbolic manifold sectional curvature nagative a space of constant curvature which is geodesically complete is called space form and the study of space forms is intimately related to generalized crystallography see the article on space form for more details . two space forms are isomorphic if and only if they have the same dimension, their metrics possess the same metric signature signature and their sectional curvatures are equal. DEFAULTSORT Constant Curvature Category Differential geometry of surfaces Category Riemannian geome ...   more details



  1. Eugène Constant

    MedalTop MedalSport Men s Rowing at the Summer Olympics Rowing MedalSilver 1924 Summer Olympics 1924 Paris Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics coxed fours MedalBottom Eug ne Constant January 8, 1901 &ndash October 22, 1970 was a France French Rowing sport rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics . In 1924 he won the silver medal as member of the French boat in the coxed fours event. He also finished fourth as part of the French boat in the Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics coxed pairs competition . External links http www.databaseolympics.com players playerpage.htm?ilkid CONSTEUG01 Eug ne Constant s profile at databaseOlympics http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes co eugene constant 1.html Eug ne Constant s profile at Sports Reference.com Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Constant, Eugene ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Rower DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1901 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH October 22, 1970 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Constant, Eugene Category 1901 births Category 1970 deaths Category French rowers Category Olympic rowers of France Category Rowers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Category Olympic silver medalists for France Category Olympic medalists in rowing France Olympic medalist stub fr Eug ne Constant sportif no Eug ne Constant sl Eug ne Constant fi Eug ne Constant ...   more details



  1. Constant Future

    Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Constant Future Type studio Artist Parts & Labor Cover Constant Future by Parts & Labor, 2011.jpg Released March 8, 2011 Genre Noise rock Length Label Jagjaguwar Records Producer Last album Receivers album br 2008 This album Constant Future br 2011 Constant Future is the fifth full length release from Parts & Labor , released in 2011 on Jagjaguwar Records . Track listing Fake Names Outnumbered Constant Future A Thousand Roads Rest Pure Annihilation Skin And Bones Echo Chamber Without A Seed Bright White Hurricane Never Changer Reception Pitchfork Media 7.6 10 http pitchfork.com reviews albums 15183 constant future 8 March 2011 Category 2011 albums ...   more details



  1. MRB constant

    The MRB constant, named after Marvin Ray Burns, is a mathematical constant for which no closed form expression is known. It is not known whether the MRB constant is algebraic number algebraic , transcendental number transcendental , or even irrational number irrational . The numerical value of MRB constant, truncated to 6 decimal decimal places , is nowrap 0.187859 OEIS A037077 . Definition The MRB constant is related to the following divergent series math sum k 1 infty 1 k k 1 k . math Its partial sum s math s n sum k 1 n 1 k k 1 k math are bounded so that their limit point s form an interval mathematics interval 0.812140 ,0.187859 of length 1. The upper limit point 0.187859 is what is known as the MRB constant. ref cite web last Burns first Marvin R. coauthors title MRB Constant url http pi.lacim.uqam.ca 16080 piDATA mrburns.txt date 1999 09 01 work publisher http pi.lacim.uqam.ca Plouffe s Inverter accessdate 2009 05 05 ref The MRB constant can be explicitly defined by the following infinite sums ref name Weisstein MathWorld title MRB Constant urlname MRBConstant ref math 0.187859 ldots sum k 1 infty 1 k k 1 k 1 sum k 1 infty left 2k 1 2k 2k 1 1 2k 1 right . math There is no known closed form expression of the MRB constant. ref cite book title Mathematical Constants last Finch first Steven R. authorlink coauthors year 2003 publisher Cambridge University Press location Cambridge .... Burns, the constant s author, in 1999 Marvin Ray Burns published his discovery of the constant in 1999 ... Simon Plouffe that such a constant had not already been discovered or at least not widely published, Burns called the constant rc for root constant. ref cite web last Burns first Marvin ... math2.org accessdate 2009 05 05 ref At Plouffe s suggestion, the constant was renamed Marvin Ray Burns s Constant, and then shortened to MRB constant in 1999. ref cite web last Plouffe first Simon coauthors ... Official site of M.R. Burns, constant s author Category Mathematical constants Category Number ...   more details



  1. Constant folding

    Constant folding and constant propagation are related compiler optimization s used by many modern compiler s. An advanced form of constant propagation known as sparse conditional constant propagation can more accurately propagate constants and simultaneously remove dead code . Constant folding Constant folding is the process of simplifying Constant programming constant expressions at compile time . Terms in constant expressions are typically simple literals, such as the integer code 2 code , but can also be variables whose values are never modified, or variables explicitly marked as constant. Consider ... representation IR tree. In some compilers, constant folding is done early so that statements .... However, it is also common to include further constant folding rounds in later stages in the compiler, as well. Constant folding can be done in a compiler s front end on the IR tree that represents ... end , as an adjunct to constant propagation. Constant folding and cross compilation In implementing ... architecture matches that on the target architecture, as otherwise enabling constant folding ... point operations, whose precise implementation may vary widely. Constant propagation Constant propagation .... Such constants include those defined above, as well as intrinsic function s applied to constant values .... source lang C int x 14 int y 0 return 0 source Constant propagation is implemented in compilers ... which assigns a same constant to the variable, then the variable has a constant value and can be replaced with the constant. Constant propagation can also cause conditional branches to simplify ... or false at compile time to determine the only possible outcome. The optimizations in action Constant ... source lang C int a 30 int b 9 a 5 int c c b 4 if c 10 c c 10 return c 60 a source Applying constant propagation once, followed by constant folding, yields source lang C int a 30 int b 3 int c c 3 ... Applying constant folding once again, we will get following code source lang C int c c 12 if True ...   more details



  1. Mortgage constant

    Multiple issues orphan February 2009 refimprove September 2008 globalize December 2010 Mortgage constant , also called mortgage capitalization rate is the capitalization rate for debt. It is usually computed monthly by dividing the monthly payment by the mortgage principal. An annualized mortgage constant can be found by multiplying the monthly constant by 12, or dividing the annual debt service by the mortgage principal. ref http www.investopedia.com terms m mortgageconstant.asp ref A mortgage constant is a rate that appraiser s determine for use in the band of investment approach. It is also used in conjunction with the debt coverage ratio that many commercial bank ers use. The mortgage constant is commonly denoted as Rm . The Rm is higher than the interest rate for an amortizing loan because the Rm includes consideration of the principal as well as the interest. The Rm could be lower than the interest for a negatively amortizing loan. References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Mortgage Constant Category Mortgage industry of the United States Realestate stub ...   more details



  1. Derivative of a constant

    Unreferenced date December 2009 In calculus , the derivative of a constant function is 0 number zero A constant function is one that does not depend on the independent variable, such as f x 7 . The rule can be justified in various ways. The derivative is the slope of the tangent to the given function s graph, and the graph of a constant function is a horizontal line, whose slope is zero. Proof A formal proof , from the Derivative Definition via difference quotients definition of a derivative , is math f x lim h to 0 frac f x h f x h lim h to 0 frac c c h lim h to 0 0 0. math In Leibniz notation , it is written as math frac d dx c 0. math Antiderivative of zero A partial converse to this statement is the following If a function has a derivative of zero on an interval, it must be constant on that interval. This is not a consequence of the original statement, but follows from the mean value theorem . It can be generalized to the statement that If two functions have the same derivative on an interval, they must differ by a constant, or If g is an antiderivative of f on and interval, then all antiderivatives of &fnof on that interval are of the form g x     C, where C is a constant. From this follows a weak version of the second fundamental theorem of calculus if is continuous on a,b and g for some function g, then math int a b f x , dx g b g a . math DEFAULTSORT Derivative Of A Constant Category Differential calculus Category Zero ca Derivada d una constant ...   more details



  1. Constant Nieuwenhuys

    Use dmy dates date March 2012 Constant Anton Nieuwenhuys 21 July 1920 &ndash 1 August 2005 was a Dutch painter, and one of the foremost innovators of Unitary Urbanism . In 1941, he became deeply interested in the work of Paul C zanne , Cubism and German Expressionism . He was born in Amsterdam . Generally known simply as Constant , in 1948 he founded the Experimentele Groep in Holland with Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo Corneille , Karel Appel and his own brother, Jan Nieuwenhuys . They then went on to link up with Christian Dotremont and Joseph Noiret of Belgium and Asger Jorn of Denmark to form COBRA avant garde movement CoBrA . In 1958 he helped form the Situationist International where he is most noted for his contribution to unitary urbanism . http www.todayinhistory.de index.php?what geb&page 1&tag 21&monat 7&year 2006&dayisset 1&lang en Scorched Earth I 1951 is one of his noted works from this period. He was also well known for his life long work New Babylon Constant Nieuwenhuys New Babylon , a series of models, collages, writings and other projects related to his theories of urban development and social interaction. Although his early work was conventional in style and included ... influence. Constant s New Babylon City for Another Life , opened at the Drawing Center in New York ... Links to some of his paintings and photographs http www.bombsite.com constant constant.html Interview ... members.chello.nl j.seegers1 situationist constant.html Constant & New Babylon http members.chello.nl j.seegers1 situationist constant.html Gallery Delaive, large collection of Constant originals generally known as Constant Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Constant ALTERNATIVE NAMES ... DEFAULTSORT Nieuwenhuys, Constant Category 1920 births Category 2005 deaths Category People from ... painter stub da Constant de Constant Maler es Constant Nieuwenhuys eo Constant Nieuwenhuys fr Constant Nieuwenhuis lb Constant nl Constant Nieuwenhuijs sv Constant Nieuwenhuys ...   more details




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