INVARIANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does invariant mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
• INVARIANT (noun)
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)
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)
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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