fundamental constant

noun

any of a set of physical quantities that play a fundamental role in basic theories

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Meanings

nounfundamental constant (plural fundamental constants)

plural fundamental constants

  1. natural sciencesany of a set of physical quantities that play a fundamental role in basic theories
  2. natural sciencesA physical quantity that is not a function of other constants, such as Π (pi), C (light speed), etc. The smallest common denominators of physics, and the parameters or dimensions for the 'position' of our universe in the multiverse.
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