"fundamental constant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fundamental constants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fundamental constant (plural fundamental constants)
  1. (physics) any of a set of physical quantities that play a fundamental role in basic theories Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: C (english: speed of light in vacuum), h (english: Planck's constant), G (english: gravitational constant), α (english: fine-structure constant), mp, mn, me (english: mass of the proton), neutron and electron, k (english: Boltzmann constant), NA (english: Avogadro's number)
    Sense id: en-fundamental_constant-en-noun-ISMP7N7i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (physics) A 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. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-fundamental_constant-en-noun-W7VH8GyU Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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