English Explanatory Dictionary

contravariance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The reversal of the order of data types acted upon by an operator.
  2. A functor which reverses composition.
  3. Of vectors, the property of scaling inversely with a change of basis, as opposed to covariance.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

contravariance contravariances

Etymology

From contra- + variance.

Related words

contravariant
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