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invariable - 5 dictionary results

in⋅var⋅i⋅a⋅ble

  [in-vair-ee-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not variable; not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant.
–noun
2. something that is invariable; a constant.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see in- 3 , variable

Related forms:
in⋅var⋅i⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅var⋅i⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅var⋅i⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. unalterable, unchanging, changeless, invariant, unvarying, immutable.

Antonyms:
1. changing.
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in·var·i·a·ble   (ĭn-vâr'ē-ə-bəl)   
adj.  Not changing or subject to change; constant.
in·var'i·a·bil'i·ty, in·var'i·a·ble·ness n., in·var'i·a·bly adv.
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Invariable

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.

Invariable

In*va"ri*a*ble\, n. (Math.) An invariable quantity; a constant.
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Language Translation for : invariable
Spanish: invariable,
German: unveränderlich,
Japanese: 不変の
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invariable 
1607, from in- "not" + variable.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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