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invariant

in·var·i·ant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-vair-ee-uh nt]
    • /ɪnˈvɛər i ənt/
    • /ɪnˈveə.ri.ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-vair-ee-uh nt]
    • /ɪnˈvɛər i ənt/

Definitions of invariant word

  • adjective invariant unvarying; invariable; constant. 1
  • adjective invariant Mathematics. normal (def 5e). 1
  • noun invariant Mathematics. a quantity or expression that is constant throughout a certain range of conditions. 1
  • noun invariant A function, quantity, or property that remains unchanged when a specified transformation is applied. 1
  • noun invariant an entity, quantity, etc, that is unaltered by a particular transformation of coordinates 0
  • adjective invariant (of a relationship or a property of a function, configuration, or equation) unaltered by a particular transformation of coordinates 0
See all 12 definitions of invariant

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Origin of invariant

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; in-3 + variant

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Parts of speech for Invariant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Invariant

invariant popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for invariant

adj invariant

  • right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
  • stable — a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
  • level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
  • steady — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.

adjective invariant

  • even — Flat and smooth.
  • equal — Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
  • equable — (of a person) not easily disturbed or angered; calm and even-tempered.
All 43 Synonyms of invariant

Antonyms for invariant

adj invariant

  • unfair — not fair; not conforming to approved standards, as of justice, honesty, or ethics: an unfair law; an unfair wage policy.
  • unjust — not just; lacking in justice or fairness: unjust criticism; an unjust ruler.
  • changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
  • inconstant — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
  • unstable — not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.

adjective invariant

  • changing — not remaining the same; transient
All 30 Antonyms of invariant

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Related words

  • cardinal vowel

    any one of eight primary, purportedly invariant, sustained vowel sounds that constitute a reference set for describing the vowel inventory of a language.

  • differential topology

    the branch of topology that studies the properties of differentiable manifolds that remain invariant under diffeomorphisms.

  • glosseme

    (in glossematics) an irreducible, invariant form, as a morpheme or tagmeme, that functions as the smallest meaningful unit of linguistic signaling.

  • invariable

    not variable; not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant.

  • similarity transformation

    Also called homothetic transformation. a mapping of a set by which each element in the set is mapped into a positive constant multiple of itself, the same constant being used for all elements.

  • topological invariant

    a property of a topological space that is a property of every space related to the given space by a homeomorphism.
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