noun
- quantities, properties, or relationships that remain unchanged under certain transformations or operations
Usage: mathematics; physics; computer science
Examples
- The mathematician identified several invariants in the geometric transformation.
- These invariants help us understand which properties remain constant during the process.
- In physics, conservation laws represent important invariants of the system.
- The software engineer checked that all class invariants were maintained after the update.
- Topological invariants distinguish between different types of surfaces.
- The research focused on finding invariants that could simplify the complex equations.