invariant

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈver-ē-ənt How to pronounce invariant (audio)
Definition of invariantnext
as in unchanging
not varying an invariant value

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Recent Examples of invariant This development follows a generally invariant sequence validated across cultures. — Aurelien Mangano, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026 To build the therapy, researchers took human stem cells and turned them into a special type of immune cell called an invariant natural killer T cell (NKT cell). — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 1 Dec. 2025 But interestingly, quantum mechanics is often assumed to be invariant under time reversal. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 4 June 2025 The spectrum of initial density fluctuations should be almost, but not perfectly, scale-invariant, and instead will be just a few percent larger on large cosmic scales than small ones. — Big Think, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for invariant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for invariant
  1. unchanging
  2. steady
  3. unchangeable
  4. uniform
Adjective
  • Of recognizing the Sisyphean task ahead, the endless, unchanging road diminishing in the distance, and taking another step anyway.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The former Hartford mayor hewed to a simple, unchanging message.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of unchanging
Adjective
  • This reduces the urgency for the ECB to continue raising interest rates in July, with markets now leaning toward the view that the ECB will hold rates steady this month.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Hammack voted to raise rates at the Fed’s last meeting in July, but she was outvoted by fellow members of the Federal Open Market Committee who wanted to keep them steady.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of steady
Adjective
  • Think of it as giving a huge group of devices the same unchangeable password.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • An organization that has seen its problem and defined it as unchangeable has pre-agreed that the one thing that would work is the one thing that cannot be done.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of unchangeable
Adjective
  • The Many Faces of Burnout One of the profession’s core mistakes, Loesby says, is treating burnout as a single, uniform experience.
    — Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The redyed fabrics showed uniform color uptake and washing and rubbing fastness comparable to the reference fabric, according to the study.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of uniform

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“Invariant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invariant. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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