invariance

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UK/ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.əns/UK/ɪnˈvɛː.ɹi.əns/US/ɪnˈvæɹ.i.əns//ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.əns/

noun

The property of being invariant.

Similar
invariabilityinvariableness
OriginEnglish variance ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

nouninvariance (countable and uncountable, plural invariances)

plural invariances

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being invariant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being resistant to variation

Similar
invariabilityinvariableness
Broader
changelessnessunchangeabilityunchangeableness
Also see
invariabilityinvariableness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishvariance
  8. Englishinvariance

From in- + variance.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vicenarian
Cite this entry
APA

invariance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invariance

MLA

“invariance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invariance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “invariance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invariance.

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