#constant a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant"
supertype: number a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
subtype: Avogadro's_number__Avogadro_number the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000)
subtype: Boltzmann's_constant constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant
subtype: coefficient a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
subtype: absorption_coefficient__coefficient_of_absorption__absorptance a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber: "absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance"
subtype: drag_coefficient__coefficient_of_drag the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
subtype: coefficient_of_friction the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface
subtype: coefficient_of_mutual_induction__mutual_inductance a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of current in a neighboring circuit; usually measured in henries
subtype: coefficient_of_self_induction__self-inductance the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed in henries
subtype: modulus__modulu (physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance
subtype: coefficient_of_elasticity__modulus_of_elasticity__elastic_modulus__elasticmodulu (physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body
subtype: bulk_modulus the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume
subtype: modulus_of_rigidity the coefficient of elasticity for a shearing force
subtype: Young's_modulus__young'smodulu a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire
subtype: coefficient_of_expansion__expansivity the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
subtype: coefficient_of_reflection__reflection_factor__reflectance__reflectivity the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
subtype: transmittance__transmission the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance
subtype: coefficient_of_viscosity__absolute_viscosity__dynamic_viscosity__dynamicviscosity a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force
subtype: weighting__weight (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
subtype: cosmological_constant an arbitrary constant in the equations of general relativity theory
subtype: equilibrium_constant__equilibriumconstant (chemistry) the ratio of concentrations when chemical equilibrium is reached in a reversible reaction (when the rate of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction)
subtype: dissociation_constant the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation
subtype: universal_gas_constant__universalgasconstant__gas_constant__gasconstant__r (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
subtype: universal_gravitational_constant__universalgravitationalconstant__gravitational_constant__gravitationalconstant__constant_of_gravitation__G (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation
subtype: Hubble's_constant__Hubble_constant (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer; the reciprocal of the Hubble constant is the age of the universe
subtype: ionic_charge__ioniccharge the charge on an ion is equal to a constant charge e multiplied by an integer from 1 to 15
subtype: factor_of_proportionality__constant_of_proportionality the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality
subtype: Planck's_constant__h the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10\-34 joule-second
subtype: speed_of_light__light_speed__lightspeed__c the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
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