DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

常數項

简常数项 · 繁常數項

Mandarin · pinyin cháng shù xiàng

constant term (in a mathematical expression)

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

常: cháng · common, normal, frequent, regular
數: shù · number; several; count; fate
項: Look up this written character
数: shù · number; several, count; fate
项: xiàng · neck, nape of neck; sum; funds

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–4–4 · chang2 shu4 xiang4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

常數項 · find source passages ↗ · 常数项 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

noun

(mathematics) constant term

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack