INVARIANT

changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying

(adjective) unvarying in nature; “maintained a constant temperature”; “principles of unvarying validity”

invariant

(adjective) unaffected by a designated operation or transformation

invariant

(noun) a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

invariant (comparative more invariant, superlative most invariant)

not varying; constant

(mathematics) Unaffected by a specified operation (especially by a transformation)

(computing, programming) Neither covariant nor contravariant.

Synonyms

• (not varying): invariable

Noun

invariant (plural invariants)

An invariant quantity, function etc.

Source: Wiktionary


In*va"ri*ant, n. (Math.)

Definition: An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations. J. J. Sylvester.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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