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adj
Which preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X→Y to a morphism F(f):F(X)→F(Y).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Antonyms: contravariant
adj
Using or relating to covariance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: object-oriented programming
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
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noun
The variety defined by a covariant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
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adjective satellite
changing so that interrelations with another variable quantity or set of quantities remain unchanged
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English variant English covariant From co- + variant.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
