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Covariant
adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Which preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X→Y to a morphism F(f):F(X)→F(Y). not-comparable
- 2 Using or relating to covariance. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 changing so that interrelations with another variable quantity or set of quantities remain unchanged wordnet
Noun
- 1 A bihomogeneous polynomial in x, y, ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in x, y, ... that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.
- 2 The variety defined by a covariant.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From co- + variant.
Etymology 2
From co- + variant.
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