English Explanatory Dictionary

invariant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not varying; constant.
  2. Unaffected by a specified operation, especially by a transformation.
  3. Neither covariant nor contravariant.
noun
  1. An invariant quantity, function etc.
  2. Ellipsis of class invariant.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

invariant more invariant most invariant invariants

Etymology

From in- + variant.

Synonyms

invariable

Related words

invariance variant variegate various vary

Derived words

antiinvariant biinvariant class invariant hyperinvariant invariantism invariantist invariantly knot invariant linear time-invariant noninvariant peninvariant superinvariant coinvariant Donaldson-Thomas invariant Gromov-Witten invariant Hopf invariant invariant noun invariant section invariant theory loop invariant Lorentz invariant quasi-invariant semi-invariant time-invariant Zeuthen-Segre invariant
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