Meanings
adjectivecovariant (not comparable)
- not comparablecategory theoryWhich preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X→Y to a morphism F(f):F(X)→F(Y).
Antonyms: contravariant
- not comparableobject-oriented programmingUsing or relating to covariance.
nouncovariant (plural covariants)
plural covariants
- algebraA bihomogeneous polynomial in x, y, ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in x, y, ... that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.
- algebraThe variety defined by a covariant.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveWhich preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X→Y to a morphism F(f):F(X)→F(Y).
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivechanging so that interrelations with another variable quantity or set of quantities remain unchanged
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinco-
- Englishco-
- Englishvariant
- Englishcovariant
Translations
Finnish kovariantti, kovariantti
- kovarianttiwhich preserves composition
- kovarianttirelating to covariance
French covariant, covariant
- covariantwhich preserves composition
- covariantrelating to covariance
German kovariant, kovariant
- kovariantwhich preserves composition
- kovariantrelating to covariance
Hindi सहपरिवर्ती, सहपरिवर्ती
- सहपरिवर्ती (sahaprivartī)which preserves composition
- सहपरिवर्ती (sahaprivartī)relating to covariance
- सहपरिवर्ती (sahaprivartī)bihomogeneous polynomial...
- सहपरिवर्ती (sahaprivartī)variety defined by a covariant
Portuguese covariante
- covariantewhich preserves composition
Cite this entry
APA
covariant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covariant
MLA
“covariant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covariant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “covariant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covariant.
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