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Constant

Constant
is an attribute which indicates zero derivative of a symbol with respect to all parameters.

Functions f[...] are taken to have zero total derivative if f has attribute Constant.

is a mathematical constant representing a number:

Define f to be a constant function for total derivatives computed with Dt: