Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

const correctness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: con-st -cor-rect-ness
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The proper declaration of objects as immutable in contexts where they are not expected to be modified.

Uncountable

Etymology

From const (a keyword for constant in the C programming language and its derivatives) and correctness.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

const-correct

Frequently Paired Words

const-correct

Questions

What does const correctness mean?: The proper declaration of objects as immutable in contexts where they are not expected to be modified.
Where does const correctness come from?: From const (a keyword for constant in the C programming language and its derivatives) and correctness.

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