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Invariant

An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these undergo suitable linear transformations.

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Invariable 84% connected

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

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Invariable 84% connected

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

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Characteristic 76% connected

Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; di…

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Feature 76% connected

The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.

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Invariance 74% connected

The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or implied conditions.

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Invariance 74% connected

The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or implied conditions.

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Changeless 92% connected

That can not be changed; constant; as, a changeless purpose.

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Constant 92% connected

Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; -- opposed to fluid.

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Affine adjective · 78% connection

(mathematics) of or pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations

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Affine transformation noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis

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Algebraic number noun · 78% connection

root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients

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Arrear noun · 78% connection

That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part ha…

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Bioplasm noun · 78% connection

A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter supposed to be essential to the functions of all living beings; the material thr…

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Cenotaph noun · 78% connection

a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered

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Coefficient noun · 78% connection

A number or letter put before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; he…

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Complement verb · 78% connection

A second quantity added to a given quantity to make it equal to a third given quantity.

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations

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Coulomb noun · 78% connection

The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current prod…

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Covariant noun · 78% connection

A function involving the coefficients and the variables of a quantic, and such that when the quantic is lineally transformed the same…

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Derivative noun · 78% connection

A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.

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Dust noun · 78% connection

The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.

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Entropy noun · 78% connection

A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat the quantity remain…

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Function noun · 78% connection

A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in t…

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Heterogenetic adjective · 78% connection

Relating to heterogenesis; as, heterogenetic transformations.

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Homothecy noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point.; "Successive applications of homotheti…

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Homothety noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point.; "Successive applications of homotheti…

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