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Definición y significado de constancy
Definición
constancy (n.)
1.the quality of being resistant to variation
2.the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation"early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds"
3.faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)
4.(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
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Merriam Webster
ConstancyCon"stan*cy (?), n. [L. constantia: cf. F. constance. See Constant.]
1. The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability; as, the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.
2. Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution; especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness in attachments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability; fidelity.
A fellow of plain uncoined constancy. Shak.
Constancy and contempt of danger. Prescott.
Syn. -- Fixedness; stability; firmness; steadiness; permanence; steadfastness; resolution. See Firmness.
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Ver también
constancy (n.)
↗ changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying ≠ changefulness, inconstancy, variability, variableness, variance
Frases
⇨ brightness constancy • color constancy • colour constancy • constancy of size • perceptual constancy • shape constancy • size constancy
Diccionario analógico
constancy (n.)
constancy[ClasseHyper.]
constancy (n.)
constancy (n.)
faithfulness, fidelity[Hyper.]
constant[Dérivé]
constancy (n.)
perception[Hyper.]
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