invariable

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US /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/ UK /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩/
adj noun Freq #113166

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not liable to or capable of change

    an invariable temperature

  2. 2
    adj

    Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.

    Physical laws which are invariable.

  3. 3
    adj

    That cannot undergo inflection, conjugation or declension.

    The French adjective marron ‘brown’ is invariable: it does not take the usual s in the plural.

  4. 4
    noun

    a quantity that does not vary

  5. 5
    adj

    Constant.

  6. 6
    noun

    Something that does not vary; a constant.

Etymology

From in- + variable.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · that cannot undergo... uninflectable
4 noun · a quantity that does not vary constant
Word family
Derived forms invariablenessinvariably

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