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Definition of "invariant" [in•va•ri•ant]

  • Not varying; constant. (adjective)
  • Mathematics Unaffected by a designated operation, as a transformation of coordinates. (adjective)
  • An invariant quantity, function, configuration, or system. (noun)

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Use "invariant" in a sentence
  • "He goes so far as to say: “I think the idea of invariant is the clue to a relational concept of reality, not only in physics but in every aspect of the world.”"
  • "At least when the spacetime background is time-translation invariant, which is a very good approximation here in the Solar System."
  • "Tumulka believes that a GRW-like theory may be fully Lorentz-invariant which is clearly wrong: his GRW-like "counterexample" to the Kochen-Conway theorem has no interactions which is"