invariant

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ variant.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

invariant (comparative more invariant, superlative most invariant)

1. Not varying; constant.

   Synonym: invariable

2. (mathematics) Unaffected by a specified operation, especially by a transformation.
3. (programming) Neither covariant nor contravariant.

Derived terms

• class invariant
• linear time-invariant

Related terms

• invariance
• variant
• variegate
• various
• vary

 

Translations

that does not vary

• Czech: neměnný (cs), konstantní (cs)
• Dutch: onveranderlijk (nl)
• Finnish: muuttumaton (fi)
• German: unveränderlich (de)
• Icelandic: óbreyttur (is)
• Irish: do-athraitheach
• Italian: invariantivo (it)
• Polish: niezmienny (pl)
• Portuguese: invariante, constante (pt)
• Romanian: constant (ro), invariabil (ro), invariant (ro)
• Swedish: oföränderlig (sv)
• Turkish: değişmez (tr), sabit (tr)

that is not affected by a specified operation

• Czech: invariantní
• Finnish: invariantti (fi)
• French: invariant (fr), invariant (fr) m
• German: invariant (de)
• Hindi: निश्चर (hi) (niścar)
• Icelandic: óbreyttur (is)
• Polish: niezmienniczy
• Portuguese: invariante
• Romanian: constant (ro)
• Swedish: invariant (sv)
• Turkish: sabit (tr)´

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• French: ^{(please verify)} invariant (fr)
• German: ^{(please verify)} unveränderlich (de)

Noun

invariant (plural invariants)

1. An invariant quantity, function etc.
2. (programming) Ellipsis of class invariant.

Derived terms

• coinvariant
• Donaldson-Thomas invariant
• Gromov-Witten invariant
• invariant noun
• invariant section
• invariant theory
• loop invariant
• Lorentz invariant
• quasi-invariant
• semi-invariant
• time-invariant
• Zeuthen-Segre invariant

 

Translations

invariant quantity, function etc.

• Czech: invariant m
• Icelandic: óbreyta f
• Kazakh: инвариант (invariant)
• Polish: niezmiennik m
• Portuguese: invariante m or f
• Romanian: invariant (ro) m or n
• Swedish: invariant (sv)

Czech

Noun

invariant m inan

1. (mathematics, informatics) invariant

Declension

Declension of invariant (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	invariant	invarianty
genitive	invariantu	invariantů
dative	invariantu	invariantům
accusative	invariant	invarianty
vocative	invariante	invarianty
locative	invariantu	invariantech
instrumental	invariantem	invarianty

French

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Adjective

invariant (feminine invariante, masculine plural invariants, feminine plural invariantes)

1. invariable

   Synonym: invariable

Noun

invariant m (plural invariants)

1. (physics, mathematics) invariable

Related terms

• variant

Further reading

• “invariant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French invariant. Equivalent to in- +‎ variant.

Noun

invariant m (plural invarianți)

1. invariant

Declension

Declension of invariant

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) invariant	invariantul	(niște) invarianți	invarianții
genitive/dative	(unui) invariant	invariantului	(unor) invarianți	invarianților
vocative	invariantule		invarianților