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covariant

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[koh-vair-ee-uhnt] / koʊˈvɛər i ənt /

adjective

Mathematics.

  1. (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.

Etymology

Origin of covariant

First recorded in 1850–55; co- + variant

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“What did we say about using covariant derivatives?”

From Nature • Oct. 14, 2014

We have in the Hessian the first instance of a covariant of a ternary form.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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