1.
[syn: constant, constant quantity, invariable]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. not liable to or capable of change;
- Example: "an invariable temperature"
- Example: "an invariable rule"
- Example: "his invariable courtesy"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Invariable \In*va"ri*a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + variable: cf.
F. invariable.]
Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable;
always uniform.
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Physical laws which are invariable. --I. Taylor.
-- In*va"ri*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*va"ri*a*bly, adv.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Invariable \In*va"ri*a*ble\, n. (Math.)
An invariable quantity; a constant.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
invariable
adj 1: not liable to or capable of change; "an invariable
temperature"; "an invariable rule"; "his invariable
courtesy" [ant: variable]
n 1: a quantity that does not vary [syn: constant, constant
quantity, invariable]