invariant

[in-vair-ee-uhnt] / ɪnˈvɛər i ənt /

ADJECTIVE

even

Synonyms

STRONG

constant equal flush horizontal invariable level parallel plane plumb proportional regular right same smooth square stabile stable steady straight true uniform

WEAK

alike balanced changeless consistent continual continuous direct equable homogenous matching metrical planate surfaced unbroken unchanging undeviating unfluctuating uninterrupted unvaried unvarying unwavering unwrinkled

Antonyms

STRONG

broken changeable changing corrupt different dishonest disloyal disorderly disproportionate dissimilar divergent imbalanced inconsistent inconstant intermittent irregular rough uneven unfair unfixed unjust unlike unstable unsteady untrustworthy upright variable varying vertical wavering wobbly

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"A quantum standard operates based on invariant principles of quantum mechanics, which makes it extraordinarily stable."

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

Holding that number invariant required balancing out any population shifts within a state.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 2, 2021

Conway’s discovery of a new knot invariant — used to tell different knots apart — called the Conway polynomial became an important topic of research in topology.

From Nature • May 22, 2020

Ideally, two spaces with the same invariant would be the same space, and two spaces with different invariants would be different spaces.

From Scientific American • Jun. 4, 2017

Second, developmental sequences are not invariant, so examples pigeonholed under the same stage are inevitably heterogeneous.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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