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arbitrary constant
  پایای ِ کامسر  
pâyâ-ye kâmsar
Fr.: constante arbitraire  

A constant quantity in → equations which takes various values but which remains unaffected by the changes in the values of the → variables of the equation.

Most → differential equations have more than one → solution. In general, the number of arbitrary constants of an ordinary differential equation is given by the → order of the highest → derivative.

See also: → arbitrary; → constant.