📖 Math Dictionary
Constant
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Definition
A constant is a fixed value that does not change. In algebra, constants are numbers without variables attached. In an equation, constants remain the same regardless of variable values.
💡Example
In y = 2x + 5, the number 5 is a constant (it never changes). In the formula A = πr², π (approximately 3.14159) is a constant. Numbers like 7, −3, and ½ are all constants.
🎓Used in Grades
Grades 6-12KS3 to GCSEÃ…rskurs 6-9