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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In particular, both theories were scale invariant, meaning the physics of the systems the theories described didn’t change as the systems got larger or smaller.

From Scientific American

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

From Science Magazine

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

This saturation concentration has been assumed to be an invariant quantity, but, writing in Nature, Riback et al.2 demonstrate that this assumption is invalid.

From Nature

Then there are slightly more abstract symmetries, such as those of a harmonious musical chord, whose frequency patterns remain invariant when they are shifted by a fixed amount of time.

From Scientific American

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