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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

const

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
con-st
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variable whose value cannot be changed directly.

adj

Whose value cannot be changed directly.

adj

Which cannot change the value of its class’s attributes.

Etymology

Abbreviation of constant, used as a keyword in certain programming languages.

Inflected Forms

consts (plural)

Derived Forms

constness

Phrases

const-correct const correctness non-const

Questions

What does const mean?
A variable whose value cannot be changed directly.
Where does const come from?
Abbreviation of constant, used as a keyword in certain programming languages.

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