as in unchanging
not varying
an invariant value
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Recent Examples of invariant
To build the therapy, researchers took human stem cells and turned them into a special type of immune cell called an invariant natural killer T cell (NKT cell).
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
But interestingly, quantum mechanics is often assumed to be invariant under time reversal.
—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
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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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025
But interestingly, quantum mechanics is often assumed to be invariant under time reversal.
—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
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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The game’s newest major champion represents a refreshing and unchanging sense of self, bred by memories like those back in Wolverhampton, England.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Through some creative circuitry, chip-scale EPR reverses this setup—using a simple magnet to create an unchanging field and sweeping through a band of oscillation frequencies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Excessive Heat When temperatures sit at a steady high, tomato plants get stressed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria — like South Africa — had been easing monetary policy before the conflict broke out, but chose to hold their lending rates steady in recent weeks.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Families can also create irrevocable trusts to remove countable assets towards Medicaid qualification, but remember, irrevocable trusts are usually unchangeable.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Policies Vary by Location As generous as Aldi’s approach can be, there are a few places where the rules are solid and unchangeable.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Tiny stuff, that no one except insiders would notice—shuttle cockpit switch positions, authentic uniform patches, terminology.—
Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2026
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The establishment of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887 was the first step in creating a uniform code that applied across the country and would eventually cover all modes of transport.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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“Invariant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invariant. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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