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invariability

invariability

7.6
A state when something stays the same over time
  • noun
  • /ɪnˌvɛr.iˈæb.ɪ.lɪ.ti/
translation icon : invariabilidad
  • The invariability of the weather patterns ensures that summers in this region are always hot and dry.

Examples

  • All the arrangements that were arrived at with Pakistan, through the instrumentality of the Security Council, were based on the integrity and invariability of the cease-fire line established after the 1947-48 skirmishes.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The following events may be anticipated as soon as a behavioral invariability has been identified with a high probability (Guillot & Collet, 2003).

    Academic text (2009)
  • The invariability of this opinion of the teachers, depending on the years of work with the administrator and its slight variability depending on the subject and gender of the responding teacher, in some aspects may also point to the quality of the administrative atmosphere at primary schools in terms of teachers, parents, students, educational programs, non-teaching staff, environment, buildings, tools, and equipment (Erden, 2001).

    Academic text (2011)
  • Scientists study the invariability of certain chemical reactions to develop more reliable products.

  • The invariability of the schedule means that the train will always depart at the same time every day.

Synonyms

stability
vsinvariability
363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

is about simple lack of variation rather than broader steadiness
uniformity
vsinvariability
  • Specialized
18 4.6

The state of being the same in all parts

is about lack of change generally rather than uniform appearance everywhere
permanence
vsinvariability
15 5.5

A situation where something lasts a long time without big change

means not changing in general, not necessarily over long durations
evenness
vsinvariability
1 3.9

How smooth and the same something is across a surface or over time

is the simple state of not changing, not focusing on balance
invariance
vsinvariability
  • Specialized
1 9.0

Something that stays the same while other things change

is the plain idea of not changing, not the technical invariant usage
immutability
vsinvariability
1 8.5

A state of not changing over time

covers not changing but without insisting on impossibility of change
fixity
vsinvariability
  • Formal
1 8.6

A state in which something does not move or change

is about lack of variation rather than physical firmness or setness
changelessness
vsinvariability
8.6

A state of staying the same over time

is the general idea of not changing rather than a label for it
invariableness
vsinvariability
9.3

A state in which something stays the same

focuses on the simple quality of not changing overall
unchangingness
vsinvariability
8.6

The quality of staying the same over time

expresses the broader concept of constancy rather than this state term
unchangeableness
vsinvariability
8.6

A state of staying the same over time without becoming different

is the general quality of not changing rather than this tendency term
unchangeability
vsinvariability
7.4

The quality of not changing over time

is the plain concept of not changing rather than this stronger claim
immutableness
vsinvariability
9.9

A state of not changing over time

is the broader notion of lack of variation without legal certainty
fixedness
vsinvariability
7.8

Being firmly held in place so it does not move or change

focuses on absence of variation rather than physical or mental fixation
stableness
vsinvariability
5.6

A person or thing that stays firm and steady and does not change easily

highlights constancy as a quality rather than resistance to disturbance
unvariedness
vsinvariability
8.6

A situation in which things are the same and do not change

covers absence of change broadly rather than visual or stylistic sameness
stationarity
vsinvariability
8.4

When something stays in the same place and does not change over time

means lack of variation generally, not specifically lack of motion

Antonyms

29 5.7

The amount that something changes over time or between things

How often or easily something becomes different, for example the weather

How Constant

invariability
7.6
constancy
4 5.3
stability
363 3.1
instability
114 5.1
variability
29 5.7

Surface Forms

invariability singular

Morphology

invariability = invariable (transparent) = in + vari + able + ity

This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'invariable' meaning the state or quality of being invariable.

Etymology

The word invariability comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and variare meaning 'to change', the same root you see in the word vary. So invariability means 'not changing' or when something stays the same.