invariant

Examples

• All

• According to this account, explanatory generalizations should remain invariant during their interventions rather than being lawlike.

  Academic text (2013)

• Systemic culture patterns are, by definition, relatively invariant across time and space.

  Academic text (2000)

• First of all, this is a linear time invariant system.

• We might ask, is there something similar that's invariant, right?

• Typically, generalizations fail to be invariant under extreme values of their variables or under some background conditions.

  Academic text (2013)

• The MI test assessed the degree to which the scaling of the two-factor model was invariant across the groups.

  Academic text (2004)

• Furthermore, they contend that self-control is invariant across gender and racial groups.

  Academic text (2005)

• However, the relationship between academic self-perceptions and self-reported GPA was invariant across groups.

  Academic text (2002)

• Through perceptual learning, one is able to attend to invariant cues, allowing for finer discriminations within a particular stimulus class.

  Academic text (2004)

• In mathematics, an invariant property remains unchanged regardless of how the system is altered.

Synonyms

C

constant

vsinvariant

360 2.7

Stays the same over time

is broader, applying to any unchanged state beyond just periods of time

S

steady

vsinvariant

304 2.0

Not changing over time and remaining the same

is the neutral concept of not changing without implying steadiness in action

U

uniform

vsinvariant

92 3.7

Always the same in all parts and at all times

is the general idea of not changing, not specifically about uniformity across parts

U

unchanged

vsinvariant

62 1.0

Still the same as before

describes the general idea of staying constant, not only a prior state

S

static

vsinvariant

45 3.8

Not moving or changing over time

focuses on the idea of unchanging across contexts rather than lack of motion

I

immutable

vsinvariant

• Specialized

14 7.3

No one can change it after it is made

describes lack of change but not necessarily an inability to be altered

U

unchanging

vsinvariant

7 3.7

Stays the same over time

is similar but used across many contexts, not only time focus

U

unfailing

vsinvariant

5 4.9

Always reliable and steady

means remaining the same, but without the strong sense of reliability

U

untouched

vsinvariant

3 3.7

Not changed by what other people or things do

is the general notion of staying constant, not limited to being unaffected

C

changeless

vsinvariant

2 5.5

Not changing over time

is the modern, general expression for remaining constant in various contexts

U

unmodified

vsinvariant

2 3.8

Not changed from its original form

is the broader term for remaining constant, not only untouched by alteration

I

invariable

vsinvariant

1 5.5

Not changing and always the same in every situation

is a general label for staying the same without claiming absolute impossibility

U

unvarying

vsinvariant

1 4.8

Not changing over time and always the same

is the more general idea of remaining constant in any context

U

undeviating

vsinvariant

7.2

Always the same in beliefs or actions

is the plain notion of not changing in any technical or general use

U

untransformed

vsinvariant

5.2

Not changed from its original form or state

refers more widely to being unchanged across contexts, not only original form

Antonyms

V

variable

67 3.6

Able to change in different situations

C

changeable

8 3.5

Able to become different or not stay the same

V

variant

1 5.3

Different from the usual or expected form

How Constant

invariant

3 7.0

constant

360 2.7

stable

473 2.3

changeable

8 3.5

variable

• Specialized

140 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology