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Constant definition
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Description
I think it's not correct to define a constant as a variable that can only be assigned once; that's the mechanism that most programming languages use to implement constants, but it's not a definition.
I would just define it as a symbolic name for a value.
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Research direction
Start with the existing glossary entry for “Constant” and review its current definition against the wording requested in issue #78. Done means the entry defines a constant as a symbolic name for a value without presenting one-time assignment as the definition.
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