invariable

English

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Etymology

in- +‎ variable

Adjective

invariable (not comparable)

1. Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.
   • I. Taylor

     Physical laws which are invariable.

2. (mathematics) constant.
3. (by extension, grammar, of a word, or a grammatical class) That cannot undergo inflection, conjugation or declension.

   The French adjective marron (brown) is invariable: it does not take the usual s in the plural.

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Translations

not variable

• Dutch: onveranderlijk (nl)
• Finnish: muuttumaton (fi)
• French: invariable (fr)
• German: unveränderlich (de)
• Greek: άκλιτο (el) (áklito)

• Jèrriais: învâriabl'ye
• Portuguese: invariável (pt)
• Romanian: invariabil (ro) m and n, invariabilă (ro) f, nevariabil (ro) m and n, neschimbabil (ro) m and n
• Telugu: మార్పులేని (te), జిడ్డుగాడు (te)

Noun

invariable (plural invariables)

1. Something that does not vary; a constant.

See also

• invariant

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French

Etymology

in- +‎ variable

Pronunciation

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Adjective

invariable (masculine and feminine, plural invariables)

1. invariable