as in unchanging
not varying
an invariant value
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Recent Examples of invariant
But interestingly, quantum mechanics is often assumed to be invariant under time reversal.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 June 2025
The spectrum of initial density fluctuations should be almost, but not perfectly, scale-invariant, and instead will be just a few percent larger on large cosmic scales than small ones.
—Big Think, 11 Mar. 2025
Lorentz symmetry is a concept suggesting that the laws of physics are invariant (unchanging) under Lorentz transformations.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2025
Hybrid analysis methodologies that focus on invariant components of the malware are essential for effective detection and mitigation.
—John Chirillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 June 2025
The spectrum of initial density fluctuations should be almost, but not perfectly, scale-invariant, and instead will be just a few percent larger on large cosmic scales than small ones.
—Big Think, 11 Mar. 2025
Lorentz symmetry is a concept suggesting that the laws of physics are invariant (unchanging) under Lorentz transformations.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2025
Hybrid analysis methodologies that focus on invariant components of the malware are essential for effective detection and mitigation.
—John Chirillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invariant
Adjective
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When a soccer player runs downfield in anticipation of the ball being passed to them, the goal is to have the ball arrive where the player will be in the future, but that mental calculation is familiar to us, intuitively, because the soccer field itself is static and unchanging.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Feb. 2026
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Corporate earnings are on pace to close out a fifth straight quarter of double-digit percentage gains, a positive but unchanging pace that clearly is now being fully anticipated by investors before the reports hit.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Tien’s post-Australia results have been steady rather than spectacular.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Quiet support builds steady trust over time.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Privacy advocates have warned about the risks of identity verification like World’s, as iris scans are unchangeable and could cause all manner of havoc in the wrong hands.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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On his first day back in office, Trump signed an executive order proclaiming that the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Compared with rigid metal meshes, CNTF fabrics showed more uniform heating behavior and fewer hot spots.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Realism, even loosely defined as movies of people doing observable and possible things, is never simple or uniform.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Invariant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invariant. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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