Hypertext Webster Gateway: "invariant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Invariant \In*va"ri*ant\, n. (Math.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
invariant
adj 1: (mathematics) unaffected by a designated operation or
transformation
2: persistent in occurrence and unvarying in nature;
"maintained a constant temperature"; "a constant beat";
"principles of unvarying validity"; "a steady breeze"
[syn: {changeless}, {constant}, {steady}, {unvarying}]
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