invariant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it
  2. adjective satellite unaffected by a designated operation or transformation
  3. adjective satellite unvarying in nature
    changeless; constant; unvarying.
    • maintained a constant temperature
    • principles of unvarying validity

WordNet


In*va"ri*ant noun
Definitions
  1. (Math.) An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations. J. J. Sylvester.

Webster 1913