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Constantine

Woah. You know Constantine G? No way.
by Dean February 16, 2005
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constituent

Constituent N. Con`stit`u`ent
Etymology: 1622 Middle French constituant
1: One who authorizes another to act as agent: principal
2: An essential part: component, element
My Boss is campaining for mayor; he chose me to post flyers as a constituent.
by Dave Dreman March 28, 2007
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social constraints

Those things within the society which limits your freedom from doing what you want.
by Dizzo van Bizzo October 10, 2016
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Holonomic Constraint

In classical mechanics, particularly Lagrangian Mechanics, a holonomic constraint is a special type of constraint of motion. It restricts the trajectory of a system of particles to a smooth manifold Q by the set smooth equations

a({x},t)=0
b({x},t)=0
.
.
.
Where
t=time
{x}= the set of 3N Cartesian coordinates for the system of N particles.

For N particles, the number of holonomic constraints must be less than 3N using the assumption that each equation has an explicit dependence to AT LEAST one coordinate.
A rigid body, defined by the constraint equations (using LaTeX) is

\left| {x_i - x_j } \right| - c_{ij} = 0
where i is not equal to j is a Holonomic Constraint.
by pinu7 November 11, 2009
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constance bay

A small town outside of Ottawa that's full of druggies, drug dealers, and juvenile delinquents.
Person 1: have you been to Constance bay?
Person 2: nah man I don't want to be arrested.
by Eowyn101 January 19, 2014
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Wadsworth Constant

The Wadsworth constant, first postulated by Redditor Wadsworth, states that one can skip the first thirty percent of most videos while still maintaining the integrity of the content.

The constant itself is indicated by the lower case Greek letter Xi (ξ).
By applying the Wadsworth Constant to the above text, we find that it is shortened to a much more readable version.

"One can skip the first thirty percent of most videos while still maintaining the integrity of the content."
by IamIvan October 2, 2011
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Higginbotham's Constant

Higginbotham's Constant (denoted as lower-case 'h') is a mathematical constant which represents the total sum of all practical intelligence on any given planet.

The implication is that the higher the population of sentient beings on the planet, the lower the average intelligence will be among any large sample set. This does not preclude beings of higher intellect, but it requires that on average, there is one person as far below average as the former being is above average.
Person 1: "Why does it seem like the people staffing the company helpdesk get dumber every day?"
Person 2: "Higginbotham's Constant in action, my friend..."

Person 1: "I was on jury duty the other day. Have you seen what the trash of society wears into a courtroom? How has society lost so much respect for anyone and anything else in just a few decades?"
Person 2: "Higginbotham strikes again..."
by ComputerKurt May 18, 2010
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