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Meaning of INVARIABLE

Pronunciation:  in'vehreeubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  not liable to or capable of change; "an invariable temperature"; "an invariable rule"; "his invariable courtesy"
 
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 Synonyms: changeless, constant, fixed-income, hard-and-fast, invariant, steady, strict, unvarying
 
 Antonyms: variable
 
 See Also: consistent

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \In*va"ri*a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + variable: cf.
    F. invariable.]
    Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable;
    always uniform.
          Physical laws which are invariable.      --I. Taylor.
    -- {In*va"ri*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*va"ri*a*bly}, adv.
    
  2. \In*va"ri*a*ble\, n. (Math.)
    An invariable quantity; a constant.
    
 
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