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1. Constant

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   Etymology and Conceptual Development
   The term derives from the Old Provençal constanta, meaning 'that which stands firm.' Early philosophical applications, notably by the Neo-Platonists of the early Medieval period, described the Constant not as a measure, but as the metaphysical substrate preventing reality from dissolving into pure potentiality. This concept was later secularized during the Enlightenment, transforming the abstract guarantor of existence into a measurable ratio. The…