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covariant

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co⋅var⋅i⋅ant

  [koh-vair-ee-uhnt]
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–adjective Mathematics.
(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.
Origin:
1850–55; co- + variant
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co·var·i·ant   (kō-vâr'ē-ənt)   
adj.  

  1. Physics Expressing, exhibiting, or relating to covariant theory.

  2. Statistics Varying with another variable quantity in a manner that leaves a specified relationship unchanged.

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