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Latest revision as of 12:03, 8 November 2016

In computer programming, a constant is an identifier with an associated value which cannot be altered by the program during normal execution -- the value is constant.

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A constant is different from, but related to, a variable, which is an identifier with a value that can be changed during normal execution -- the value is variable.

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