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Constant

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

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  • Constant is used by Dt.
  • Functions are taken to have zero total derivative if f has attribute Constant.
  • Mathematical constants such as Pi have attribute Constant.

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is a mathematical constant representing a number:

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is not explicitly a number:

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is numeric and evaluates to a number with N:

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

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