covariant
[ koh-vair-ee-uh nt ]
/ koʊˈvɛər i ənt /
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adjective Mathematics.
(of one magnitude with respect to another) varying in accordance with a fixed mathematical relationship: The area of a square is covariant with the length of a side.
Nearby words
- covalence,
- covalency,
- covalent,
- covalent bond,
- covariance,
- covariant theory,
- covariate,
- covarrubias,
- covarrubias, miguel,
- cove
Origin of covariant
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Examples from the Web for covariant
We have in the Hessian the first instance of a covariant of a ternary form.