English Explanatory Dictionary

covariant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Which preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X→Y to a morphism F(f):F(X)→F(Y).
  2. Using or relating to covariance.
noun
  1. A bihomogeneous polynomial in x, y, ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in x, y, ... that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.
  2. The variety defined by a covariant.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

covariant covariants

Etymology

From co- + variant.

Antonyms

contravariant

Derived words

bicovariant covariantisation covariantization covariantize covariantly Frobenius covariant noncovariant semicovariant supercovariant
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