fundamental constant
noun
a physical constant, such as the gravitational constant or speed of light, that plays a fundamental role in physics and chemistry and usually has an accurately known value
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The normal spectrum is that depending exclusively upon wave-length—the fundamental constant given by nature as regards light.
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