invariant
adjective
in·vari·ant
(ˌ)in-ˈver-ē-ənt 
: constant, unchanging
specifically
: unchanged by specified mathematical or physical operations or transformations
invariant factor
invariant
noun
Synonyms
Examples of invariant in a Sentence
an invariant value
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This is because of its host-mimetic feature that copies the invariant attachment site common to all of these viruses, the S-PG.
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Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
The point is that warfare, although extremely important in some social contexts (such as when building up states and empires), is not invariant.
—Michael Mann, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2012
And the position of words within this vector space is largely invariant across different languages.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2024
Here, the forward invariant set can be loosely interpreted as the region of attraction for the discrete-time dynamics.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 May 2024
Each will have a topological invariant, certain topological information associated to it.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
Finally, some of the genes which explain differences between populations are invariant within a population.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2011
But, as physicist Carlo Rovelli, author of The Order of Timepoints out, the elementary laws of nature, which include classical mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum theory, general relativity, and the standard model, are all invariant under the reversal of time.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2021
One of our summer interns, Hsiao-Yu Fish Tung, is actually working on making the vision model fully invariant to camera placement using the same basic technique of randomizing the camera pose and orientation over a wide range.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
The point is that warfare, although extremely important in some social contexts (such as when building up states and empires), is not invariant.
—Michael Mann, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2012
And the position of words within this vector space is largely invariant across different languages.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2024
Here, the forward invariant set can be loosely interpreted as the region of attraction for the discrete-time dynamics.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 May 2024
Each will have a topological invariant, certain topological information associated to it.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
Finally, some of the genes which explain differences between populations are invariant within a population.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2011
But, as physicist Carlo Rovelli, author of The Order of Timepoints out, the elementary laws of nature, which include classical mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum theory, general relativity, and the standard model, are all invariant under the reversal of time.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2021
One of our summer interns, Hsiao-Yu Fish Tung, is actually working on making the vision model fully invariant to camera placement using the same basic technique of randomizing the camera pose and orientation over a wide range.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Mar. 2023
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“Invariant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invariant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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