nonconstant
- adjective
- /nɑnˈkɒnstənt/
- Due to its nonconstant nature, the river's flow varies greatly with the seasons.
Examples
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Due to nonconstant variance by gender and race groups, robust standard errors are used to correct for heteroscedasticity in the regression models.
Academic text (2017) -
The temperature was nonconstant throughout the day, ranging from hot to cool.
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The solution method presented later can be modified to account for nonconstant flexibilities.
Academic text (1997) -
For a nonconstant twist, the frequencies of the MHD wave modes are split, which has important consequences for standing waves.
Blog text (6) -
The project's timeline became nonconstant when additional tasks were added, causing delays.
Synonyms
Changing all the time
Able to become different or not stay the same
Changing often and not staying the same
Tends to be different often
Changing over time and not staying the same
Changing up and down often in a way you cannot guess
Antonyms
How Constant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonconstant comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and the word constant meaning 'staying the same'. So nonconstant means 'not staying the same', which is why we use it for things that change over time.