invariant

adjective

in·vari·ant (ˌ)in-ˈver-ē-ənt

Synonyms of invariant next

: constant, unchanging

specifically : unchanged by specified mathematical or physical operations or transformations

invariant factor

invariant noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Both theories were scale invariant, meaning the physics of the systems the theories described didn't change as the systems got larger or smaller. —

Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023 The whole quantum formalism of a single bit, is invariant under 3 dimensional rotations. —

Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2011 Those proofs are invariant across individuals and subcultures. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2013 For example, has the advantage to height been invariant at all times and places? —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2011 In 2006 Watanabe successfully reformulated Kontsevich’s invariant to apply to Smale’s conjecture. —

Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 That's due to another symmetry -- the laws of physics are invariant under translations (changes of position). —

Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2012 Scientists and philosophers began to seek objectivity in structures, the invariant relationships between things. —

Hari Kunzru, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 The new work also raises hopes that mathematicians might be closing in on an even more ambitious result: proving that these physical models are conformally invariant. —

Quanta Magazine, 8 July 2021 See More

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