invariable

Noun · Adjective
US[in-ver-ee-uh-buhl]/ˌɪnˈvɛriəbəl/5 syllables
Synonyms: constantconstant quantity

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. not liable to or capable of change“an invariable temperature”“an invariable rule”“his invariable courtesy”Opposite variableSimilar changeless, invariant, hard-and-fastSee also consistent, constant

Noun (1)

  1. a quantity that does not varySynonyms: constantconstant quantityType of quantityKinds parameter, ionization constant

Related words invariableness noun, invariability noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

In·va′ri·a·ble adjective

Origin: Pref. in- not + variable: cf. F. invariable.

Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable; always uniform.

Physical laws which are invariable.— Isaac Taylor

— In·va′wb-a1′>′ri·a·ble·ness, noun — In·va′wb-a1′>′ri·a·bly, adverb

In·va′ri·a·ble noun

Mathematics An invariable quantity; a constant.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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