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INVARIANT

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• INVARIANT (noun)
The noun INVARIANT has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: INVARIANT used as a noun is very rare.

• INVARIANT (adjective)
The adjective INVARIANT has 2 senses:

1. unaffected by a designated operation or transformation
2. persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature

Familiarity information: INVARIANT used as an adjective is rare.

• INVARIANT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("invariant" is a kind of...):

characteristic; feature (a prominent aspect of something)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

• INVARIANT (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Unaffected by a designated operation or transformation

Similar:

invariable (not liable to or capable of change)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature

Synonyms:

constant; unvarying; changeless; invariant

Context examples:

maintained a constant temperature / principles of unvarying validity

Similar:

invariable (not liable to or capable of change)

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